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UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this old name. .
Headquartered in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors and UNICEF's total income for 2006 was $2,781,000,000. Governments contribute two thirds of the organization's resources; private groups and some 6 million individuals contribute the rest through the National Committees.
UNICEF's programs emphasize developing community-level services to promote the health and well-being of children. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and the Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006.
Mark Allen Young, is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a licensed acupuncturist. His subspecialty interest is in pain management. He graduated from the Finch University Chicago Medical School, did his residency at the Albert Einstein Montefiore Medical Center, and was recruited to the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1991.
He is an active member of the Johns Hopkins Physicians and Surgeons Association, and is a past president of the Maryland State Society of PM&R. He also serves as Chairman of the Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Maryland Rehabilitation Center at the Maryland State Department of Education. He has authored many professional publications relating to rehabilitation medicine,
which have appeared in JAMA, The New England Journal of Medicine, and the New York Times, among other publications, and he has written and edited four rehabilitation textbooks that have been translated into many foreign languages. He has lectured extensively in this country and abroad. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
malariaa common tropical disease caused by the bite of
a certain mosquito
eg. Malaria is a kind of disesse, and it can cause death.
mosquito-borne
mosquito: a small flying insect that pricks the skin of people or animals and then drinks blood
-borne: carried as stated
eg. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that can both be prevented and treated.
UNICEFUnited Nations International Children’s Emerge
ny Fund
eg. UNICEF is a kind of organization that can give help to the children in malaria disease.
eradicateto completely destroy something
eg. Many tropical diseases have still not been successfully eradicated.
eradication noun.
occasionalhappening from time to time
eg. 1.I get the occasional business trip abroad.
2. There will be occasional showers during the day.
prevalent existing commonly, generally, or widely
eg. Eye diseases are prevalent in some tropical countries.
prophylaxispreventive treatement agsinst disease,etc
eg. I took prophylaxis to prevent malaria every week
insecticidea chemical substance used to kill insects
eg. The farmers use the insecticide to kill all the pests.
protectivegiving protection against harm
eg. 1.All workers must wear protective clothing.
2. Other friends of mine though who did not take those protective measures did get malaria .
parasitea plant or animal that lives on or in another and g
et food from it
eg. The parasite itself is present in so many people and the mosquito can pick up the parasite from one person, go and bite the next person and that person comes down with malaria.
subsidize(of government or large organizations) to pay pa
rt of the costs of something in order to keep prices lower or help an organization
eg. Farmers have been heavily subsidized by the government.
intrigueto interest someone greatly
eg. 1. Your story intrigues me greatly.
2. I’m very intrigued by this new idea for saving paper.
endemicfound regularly in a particular place(used of dise
ases)
eg. This chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
inroadsmake inroads into:
to take away or use up large amounts of something; to advance into a new area
eg.1. My holiday made terrible inroads into my savings.
2. Their new soft drink is already making inroads into the market.
vaccinateto put vaccine into someone’s body as a protecti
on against a disease
Vaccination
eg. He’s had his vaccination against typhoid.
chloroquinean antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and am
ebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus
eg. Choloroquine is a kind a drug which can treat malaria.
advocacygiving of support (to a cause,etc)
eg. She is well known for her advocacy of women’s rights.
interactive(of two or more people or things) interacting
eg. The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.
fatalisticshowing a belisf in fate
eg. She is never a fatalistic person, so she will never give up in her business.
immunitythe condition in which an organism can resist dis
ease
eg. This vaccine will give you immunity for two years.
macabreshockingly repellent; inspiring horror
eg. He told me many macabre tales of violent murders. I could not sleep well at night.
convulsionsviolent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
eg. The child reacted to the drug by going into convulsions.
anemiaa deficiency of red blood cells
eg. A child gets repeated infections with malaria, he recovers partly and then gets malaria again and it causes very severe anemia.
malnourishednot being provided with adequate nourishment
eg. Don't always eat hamburgers for meals, or else you'll get malnourished.
diarrheafrequent and watery bowel movements; can be a
symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
eg. I have diarrhea. I wonder if I ate something bad yesterday.
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