tailieunhanh - A DEDICATED SATELLITE FOR MEETING HEALTH EDUCATION NEEDS OF AFRO-ASIAN NATIONS: POSSIBILITIES, ACTION PLAN AND BENEFITS

In order to secure child’s healthy development, having a healthy nutrition and maintaining a desirable level of physical exercise are not enough only by themselves. Following rules of hygiene is also required, so that the likelihood of kids getting sick is limited. It has been proven that frequent hand-washing is an effective way to protect children from infectious diseases, since spreading of diseases at school becomes limited in this way. 17 Regular teeth-brushing fights against caries/dental decay and chewing the food well prevents children from potential choking and also facilitates the process of digestion. 18 Some studies showed that unhealthy habits. | EJISDC 2010 41 6 1-12 A Dedicated Satellite for Meeting Health Education Needs of Afro-Asian Nations Possibilities action Plan and Benefits Pradeep Kumar Misra Faculty of Education Allied Sciences . Rohilkhand University Bareilly-243006 . INDiA pradeepkmisra@ Abstract The World Health Organization WHO reported that regardless of promises of better healthcare by governments and donor countries millions of mothers newborn babies and children continue to die each year in Africa from preventable diseases. The Asian countries are no exception. This situation warns us to analyze existing health education challenges in Afro-Asian nations and look for innovative strategies to overcome these challenges. The launch of a dedicated Afro-Asian Satellite will help to overcome health education challenges by strengthening the system that serves the people and by creating a partnership between the providers and users of health services. Considering this approach the present paper discusses about possibilities benefits and action plan for launching a dedicated satellite to meet the health education needs of the Afro-Asian nations. Keywords Afro-Asian Nations Health Education Technology for Education Satellite Communication Action Plans 1. Background The World Health Organization reported that regardless of promises of better healthcare by governments and donor countries millions of mothers newborn babies and children continue to die each year in Africa from preventable diseases. The WHO further observed that some of the continent s biggest problems are getting worse and the rates of death during childbirth and among young children are increasing WHO 2006 . The Asian countries are no exception. Most of them are also facing a number of health education challenges like Africa. Bandara 2005 p. 33 reveals The Asia-Pacific region is confronted with several emerging health related issues. The prevalence of diseases causing high rates of mortality and morbidity and the lack