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the world hypertension day celebrates 17 th of may of every year by concentrating on an important global health subject. for world hypertension day (whd) 2014, they have chosen “know your blood pressure “as the theme. chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health puzzle and hypertension is one the most important cause of damage to the kidneys. in fact by improved screening, diagnostic eff...

world kidney day (wkd) is a joint initiative of the international society of nephrology (isn) and the international federation of kidney foundations (ifkf). seven years on from the first campaign, world kidney day (wkd) has turned into a global phenomenon. on march 13, 2014, medical professionals, government officials, the general public, celebrities and patients took action locally. in 2014, t...

background: this was a population-based study to examine whether the campaign for world aids day 2005 in iran was suc­cessful. methods: a random sample of the general population was asked whether they had seen the campaign and knew the mes­sage. they were also asked whether it was attractive; there was anything offensive, whether the campaign could raise aware­ness, and how they rated the campa...

the 21st century is an era of great challenge for humankind; we are combating terrorism, climate change, poverty, human rights issues and last but not least non-communicable diseases (ncds). the burden of the latter has become so large that it is being recognized by world leaders globally as an area that it is in need of much greater attention. in light of this concern, the world health organiz...