World Health Day

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Across
  1. 3. This vast continent, which stretches equally to the north and south of the equator has been declared as “free of Polio disease”, by the World Health Organization
  2. 5. is another name for high blood pressure it can lead to severe health complications and increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and sometimes death.
  3. 10. It is caused when more calories are consumed than burned?
  4. 12. This former First Lady of the United States backs the “Let’s Move” project which promotes healthy habits such as a good diet and plenty of exercise
  5. 15. Caused by the deficiency of Vitamin B1 this disease causes symptoms like difficulty in walking, strange eye movement, and mental confusion.
  6. 16. The World Health Organization primarily focuses on _____ Prevention
  7. 18. The world mental health day is celebrated on 10th __________.
  8. 19. It affects the functioning of the brain, impacting social interaction and communication skills it is also a developmental disability, which usually begins before 3 years of age and is a life-long disability.
  9. 20. _________is the current director-general of WHO.
Down
  1. 1. This term is used to refer to a condition that is present from birth and can be inherited or caused by environmental factors.
  2. 2. Name the country that houses the headquarters of the World Health Organization
  3. 4. Fatigue, slow-healing sores, blurred vision and frequent infections are common lifestyle disorders of Type 2 _______.
  4. 6. This deadly flu affected about one-third of the planet's population, and resulted in the death of 20 to 50 million victims globally, in the year 1918
  5. 7. This disease is known to have originated in the city of Calcutta and later spread throughout Southeast Asia, Middle East, Eastern Africa and the Mediterranean coast over time.
  6. 8. cancer The pink ribbon is an international symbol of _____________
  7. 9. ………….. is recommended as a supplement to ward off osteoporosis
  8. 11. Often referred to as the “the romantic disease,” this illness has been alluded to by Franz Kafka, John Keats, Edgar Allen Poe and Fyoder Dostoevsky in their respective works.
  9. 13. diseases are the leading cause of death across the global
  10. 14. Name the four-time gold medalist who recently withdrew her name from the Olympic finals due to a mental health issue
  11. 17. In 1980’s WHO launched various programs to eradicate this acute, contagious disease which is caused by the variola virus