World Brain Day | July 22 | Theme of the Year – “Brain Health For All”
The most fascinating organ in our body is Brain. Most of my articles hovered over BRAIN. It’s “World Brain Day – July 22”. The World Federation of Neurology has declared July 22 as World Brain Day with a bid to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health.
Theme of this year is “Brain Health For All”. A much needed theme. Not only in the perspectives of the medical importance, but also in the psychological aspect. Actually, it is a resilient year for every one of us after pandemic, a threatening war between Ukraine and Russia, more disease threats and economic imbalances in the World.
To cope with the situation better for the peaceful life is to understand our Brain, it will be easy to handle ourselves better.
According to World Health Organization, Good brain health is a state in which every individual can realize their own abilities and optimize their cognitive, emotional, psychological and behavioral functioning to cope with life situations.
- Awareness: Both physiological and psychological significances to be educated and for that more awareness campaigns to be executed.
- Resource & Access: Ready reckoners and easily available resources, easy access to rehabilitation and treatment.
- Educate: As I mentioned above, education sector should take more care on this. Include scholarly articles, recent researches and updates on Brain in schools and colleges.
- Humanity: For optimal Brain Health, more hands to be joined globally.
- Prevention: In a recent seminar that I have attended on “Substance Abuse and Brain Damage”, the resource person from India’s renowned Mental Health Organization thrown a light on the mix. He said, many Brain diseases are preventable. Prevention is Better Than Cure.
- Feed The Needy: Malnutrition is another alarming area to be looked upon. Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neuroinfections, brain tumors, traumatic injury and neurological disorders are resulting from malnutrition
By dragging attention to this complex organ will emphasize the significance of brain and its vital role in controlling all aspects of collective human life.
Let’s inspire with our action and we can achieve Brain Health for All.
Wishing healthy and peaceful life to everyone!
Disclaimer: Credits to World Federation of Neurology for this wonderful initiative. The image and technically necessary points have been taken from their campaign. The intention is just to promote the awareness about this Special Day. Whole credits to them.
In Gratitude,
N.R.Rakesh Babu
Psychologist | Doctoral Researcher
www.rakeshbabu.com | www.rbac.in