The importance of improved hygiene was emphasised in various ways, yesterday, when an activity to observe World Health Day got underway in the form of a simple ceremony and exhibition at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, Region Three.The observance of World Health Day commenced globally yesterday with a focus on the impact of health in the face of urbanisation. And it was the exhibition that highlighted various services offered by the Regional facility that was on display yesterday to help raise awareness of how people could live healthier lives, and by extension, improve the country as a whole, one community at a time.According to Acting Regional Health Officer, Dr Ravi Persaud, “Health is everybody’s business,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping,” and encompasses every facet of livelihood.He pointed to the fact that in almost any definition, health does not only relate to the absence of diseases but also entails one’s mental and social wellbeing.It is the activities in which persons indulge that can help to shape their respective health condition, he said.He urged that persons look at ways that they could best help to improve health,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, even as he placed emphasis on health workers in the quest to create healthy communities.His sentiments were mirrored by Assistant Regional Executive Officer,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Surendra Khyyum, who echoed the need for self evaluation before healthy measures could be successfully implemented.“Health is a must and should be our number one priority,” he underscored as he cleverly liken the importance of health to the body to that of a battery to a motor vehicle.And it was understandably the task of Guyana Water Incorporated Divisional Manager, Aubrey Roberts, to exemplify the importance of clean water to improved healthy lifestyles. “There is a nexus between health and water,NFL Jerseys Outlet,” Roberts asserted even as he stressed the desirable recommendation for persons to consume at least eight glasses of good clean water per day.He also emphasised the need for good sanitation, including hand washing and the proper disposal of both solid and liquid waste.And the need for improving healthy conditions is especially crucial since urbanisation is expected to expand significantly over the coming years, said Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran.He too sought to highlight the anticipated challenges that are anticipated as a result of expanded urban activities.According to the Minister it is not only waste management that must be addressed but also the need for persons to engage in physical activities thereby reducing the potential of a problem of obesity.Among the exhibits on display yesterday were important information about various healthy foods,Cheap Jerseys, diabetic foot care, physiotherapy, hand washing and some of the crucial services offered at the health facility.World Health Day activities were also kicked into motion in the city yesterday at the Ministry of Health Brickdam headquarters with a press conference hosted by Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy and Pan American Health Organisation Representative Dr Kathleen Israel.Minister Ramsammy asserted that the observance will in no way be a one day event but will rather be extended until Sunday which will see a number of ministries collaborating with the Health Ministry this year.Today the observance will entail a food exhibition and tasting exercise along with Body Mass Index checks at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Brickdam compound followed by an exhibition and edutainment on drugs,cheap nfl jerseys outlet, alcohol and tobacco activity the next day at City Mall.A cleanup campaign will be engaged on Saturday and the activities will culminate on Sunday with a grand health fair along Brickdam Street.