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World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support for survivors.

World Stroke Day 2023

One in four of us will have a stroke in our lifetime. 90% of strokes could be prevented by action on a handful of manageable risk factors including high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), smoking, diet and exercise. On October 29th 2023, we will be mobilizing stroke stakeholders around the world to drive awareness and action on stroke prevention around the world. Together we can be #GreaterThan stroke.

https://www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke-day-campaign

Global Hand Washing Day is an international hand-washing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their hand-washing habits. Washing hands at critical points both during the day and washing with soap are important. In 2008, Global Handwashing Day was celebrated for the first time. This day aims to make people around the world aware of the importance of washing their hands with soap in order to prevent diseases and infections. To commemorate this special day, over 120 million children in 70 countries were encouraged to practice handwashing with soap. Since then, the movement has built momentum, garnering support from various stakeholders such as governments, schools, NGOs, and private firms.

Global Hand Washing Day occurs on 15 October of every year. The global campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of hand-washing with soap as a key factor in disease prevention.^[1] With proper handwashing, respiratory and intestinal diseases can be reduced by 25–50%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Handwashing_Day

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.

What is the theme for World Mental Health Day 2023?

Mental health is a universal human right

This year 2023, the World Mental Health Day theme is “Mental health is a universal human right”, a reminder call to everyone worldwide to create awareness, improve knowledge, drive actions that promote and safeguard everyone’s mental health as a universal human right.

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

Dr. Jaco Strydom, well-known Gynaecologist and Infertility Specialist, returns to Bloemfontein and will open his new practice in CityMed Day Hospital on 1 August 2020.

Meet Dr Jaco Strydom, joining CityMed soon.

Jaco qualified as a medical practitioner at the University of the Free State (UFS) in 1999. After completion of his internship and community service, he started registrar training at the UFS in Obstetrics & Gynaecology which he completed in 2006 (MMed O&G, cum laude). After spending 4 years in general O&G private practice, he accepted a teaching position at the UFS as senior lecturer and Head of the Unit for Human Reproduction.

During this time he completed a fellowship in Reproductive Medicine and obtained the Certificate in Reproductive Medicine (cum laude) from the College of Medicine, South Africa in 2016. Ever since he has been practicing as Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Specialist. He acts as a frequent speaker for Bayer Pharmaceuticals and attended more than 30 international and national conferences and workshops.

Reproductive Medicine includes not only Infertility, but also Gynecological Endocrinology, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Endometriosis, Abnormal Uterine Conditions, Menopause and Contraception. Other fields of interest includes chronic pelvic pain and non-surgical management of abnormal uterine bleeding.

An integral part of his expertise includes minimally invasive Gynaecological surgery. He has spent some time at the world-renowned endoscopic training facility at IRCAD, France and has hosted several endoscopic workshops during his stay at the university. He has performed in excess of 3,500 endoscopic procedures since qualifying in 2006. Of these include approximately 100 total laparoscopic hysterectomies and 50 cases of severe rectovaginal endometriosis.