The world Philately News- Dt: 28.07.2021
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*World Hepatitis Day*
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. In 2021 the theme is *‘Hepatitis Can’t Wait’.*
On World Hepatitis Day, we call on people from across the world to take action and raise awareness of hepatitis because Hepatitis Can’t Wait.
World Hepatitis Day, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic disease and killing close to 1.34 million people every year. Hepatitis causes liver diseases and can also kill a person.In some countries hepatitis B is commonest cause of cirrhosis and may also cause liver cancer(HCC)
Hepatitis groups, patients and advocates worldwide take part in events on 28 July. Notably in 2012, a Guinness World Record was created when 12,588 people from 20 countries did the Three Wise Monkeys actions on World Hepatitis Day to signify the willful ignorance of the disease.
The inaugural International Hepatitis C Awareness day, coordinated by various European and Middle Eastern Patient Groups and Baby Muriel, took place on October 1, 2004. However, many patient groups continued to mark 'hepatitis day' on disparate dates. For this reason in 2008, the World Hepatitis Alliance in collaboration with patient groups declared May 19 the first global World Hepatitis Day.
Following the adoption of a resolution during the 63rd World Health Assembly in May 2010, World Hepatitis Day was given global endorsement as the primary focus for national and international awareness-raising efforts and the date was changed to July 28 (in honour of Nobel Laureate Baruch Samuel Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis B virus, who celebrates his birthday on that date). The resolution resolves that "28 July shall be designated as World Hepatitis Day in order to provide an opportunity for education and greater understanding of viral hepatitis as a global public health problem, and to stimulate the strengthening of preventive and control measures of this disease in Member States."
World Hepatitis Day is now recognised in over 100 countries each year through events such as free screenings, poster campaigns, demonstrations, concerts, talk shows, flash mobs and vaccination drives, amongst many others. Each year a report is published by the WHO and the World Hepatitis Alliance detailing all the events across the world.
*Tamilvanan Philatelist*
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950, is a global organization concerned with irrigation and drainage.
In 1946, the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) (a non-official national organization comprising heads of the irrigation services in all the States of India and entrusted with the tasks of encouraging and coordinating research relating to, and developments, in irrigation techniques) requested the Government of India to invite the Governments of other countries to cooperate with them in the setting up of a non-governmental international organization for the development of the science and technique of irrigation.
The response to the invitation from Government of India was encouraging and the International Commission on Irrigation and Canals was set up with support from 11 countries as Founder Members (Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia (former Yugoslavia), Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey) and its Secretariat (Central Office) located in New Delhi, India, at a meeting held at Simla (India) on 24 June 1950 when a provisional constitution was adopted. The Constitution was finalized at the First International Executive Council meeting of the Commission, held in Delhi (India) in January, 1951 and the name of the Commission changed to International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. The Commission at its 8th meeting held in April 1957 widened the scope of the Commission by including in its function the subject of flood control and river training.
Courtesy: Mr.Basakaran, SIPA
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation.
The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
As a curtain raiser for the 9th Asian Games to be held in Delhi, first set of stamps were released.Courtesy: Mr.Basakaran, SIPA
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (28 July 1909 – 20 May 1994) was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress.
Reddy is credited with creating the Industrial infrastructure in and around Hyderabad. During his long regime of seven years (longest for any Congress chief minister in the state of Andhra Pradesh), many major industries like BHEL, HMT, IDPL, Hindustan Cables and several defence establishments like MIDHANI, Bharath Dynamics were established. During his tenure as the Chief Minister, Jalagam Vengal Rao, the Home Minister was instrumental in suppressing the Naxal movement in the north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Reddy also held key positions such as Telecommunications Minister, Home Minister of India (1974–1977) and Governor of Maharashtra (20 February 1988 to 18 January 1990). He was also only one of two elected All India Congress Committee Presidents, all others having been nominated. Only Congress president to expel Indira Gandhi from Indian National Congress.Courtesy: Mr.Basakaran, SIPA
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