Be it a cut, minor burns or muscle pull, here's how first aid can be administered to provide relief to the patient before seeking professional help.

From hygiene practices to follow and dietary precautions to take, if you have fever then here are some things to watch out for.  

 

Garbage around school premises can attract flies and other germs, which can spread diseases. Apart from ensuring garbage gets disposed of in closed bins, it is important to ensure that water does not accumulate around the area to avoid breeding of mosquitoes that can cause vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue.

 

Whether it is electricity or water, conserve today so that we do not run out of these resources tomorrow. Here are some steps you can adopt in your daily life to cut down wastage of power and water.

Fried, packaged, fast food from outside versus freshly cooked home meals, might be a tough choice. But no matter how tempting, to stay healthy avoid unhealthy eating choices and opt for a nutritious, balanced diet.

 

Diarrhoea is caused by germs that enter the body through dirty hands, unsanitary practices or unclean water. Diarrhoea leads to lose motions and vomiting due to which body loses a lot of water. Here's what you need to keep in mind in case of Diarrhoea.

 

In this podcast a teacher tells her students about the best practices to adopt before sitting down to eat. From washing hands to ensuring that the dishes served are clean, students learn how important hygiene is to stay healthy.

Personal hygiene and keeping one's own homes clean will not help if our surrounding area and public spaces are filthy. Pile up of garbage, accumulation of water, unclean public toilets are all sources of germs and diseases.

Here's some food for thought - Do our public spaces have clean toilets, ramps for people with mobility issues and ensure safety for people of all age groups and gender?

 

Plants give us food to eat and oxygen to breath. There will be no life on earth if we do not have plants and trees. So let's be mindful of life around us and take care of it.