For one Big Heart world record attempt failed

An attempt to break the largest human arranged heart world record to raise awareness on congenital heart disease failed tonight. The world record attempted to break the record established in mexico was failed due to low turn out of people. But tiny heart of the maldives reports the attempt was succesful as it raised awareness [...]

Diabetes in Maldives and Worldwide

Summery: MORTALITY IN MALDIVES DUE TO DIABETES Number of  Deaths: 45 Deaths per Year Cause of Death Probability: 1 in 46= 2.2% Rate of Death: 14 deaths per 100,000 People DALY: 630 life years lost per year (2002 Estimates; DALY: Disability- Adjusted Life Years) WORLD MOTALITY TOTALS: Number of Deaths: 983,063 deaths per year Cause [...]

World Health Day 2010 “Urbanisation and Health”

Introduction:  Historically, the city has been an engine of economic growth, centre of culture, and a generator of ideas.  But while the human potential is infinite, resources are finite. Urbanization creates problems, but healthy cities can solve them. A billion people now live in the worlds urban slums, UNFPA have projected that “the urban population [...]