ORS Day is held every year on 29th July to highlight the importance of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) as a cost-effective method of health intervention. Acute diarrhoeal diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in infants and young children in many developing countries. ORS’s – Oral Rehydration Solutions – are used to correct and prevent dehydration in young children. The solutions contains the right mixture of minerals such as sugar, potassium, salt, etc. which all help replace body fluids lost by children who have diarrhea or are vomiting.

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The World’s Population : One of Our Biggest Problems

The world population is the total number of humans currently living. It is growing by approximately 74 million people per year. Human overpopulation is one of the most pressing environmental problems that silently exacerbates global warming, environmental pollution, habitat loss, sixth mass extinction, intensive farming practices and limited natural resource consumption such as fresh water, arable land and fossil fuels, at speeds faster than their rate of regeneration. The rapid population growth is caused due to several factors such as early marriage, poverty, illiteracy and illegal migration from neighboring countries.

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In today's day and age, a doctor plays an important role in our lives - from being a confidante to our health problems, to a healer when we are down and from being a life saver during our trysts with death to being a caregiver to our loved ones.

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