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3. Malnutrition is the condition in which the body either lacks sufficient amount of
nutrients or intake of maximum amount of nutrients than required for the body.
4. The problems of malnutrition can be controlled or prevented by the development
of agriculture, improving the sources of income, proper distribution of food
materials, giving nutritional education, etc.
5. When the people are timely immunized with different types of vaccines, they can
prevent communicable diseases and live healthy life.
6. The Ministry of Health and Population controls different agencies providing health
services at different levels.
7. The central hospitals provide specified health services to the specific diseases. They
provide the facilities of laboratory, X- ray, surgery (major and minor), etc.
8. Three beds are provided in the primary health centre, one bed for maternal health
services and two beds for emergency services.
9. Nepal Red Cross Society was established on 19 Bhadra 2020 B.S. introducing with
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the slogan “Where there is sorrow, there is Red Cross.”
10. Paropkar Association is the oldest national voluntary health organization in Nepal.
It was established by a social worker Late Daya Bir Singh Kansakar.
11. In 2022 B.S., Tuberculosis Control Project was started with the joint effort of the
government, WHO and UNICEF to prevent tuberculosis.
12. The death of children below one year of age is known as infant mortality.
13. Intake of the diet rich in carbohydrates, fried food, junk food, drinking alcohol,
chewing tobacco and tobacco products, playing cards, making multiple sexual
partners, etc. are some examples of unhealthy lifestyle.
14. HIV/AIDS was seen in 1988 AD for the first time in Nepal.
15. National Health Education Information and Communication Centre was established
in 2051 BS to change the attitude and behaviour of the people by means of health
education.
16. Pattern of behaviours regarded as detrimental to one’s physical or mental health
which is often linked with lack of self control is known as bad/unhealthy habits.
17. The habits of individual are largely responsible for determining his/her quality of life.
18. Smoking is the use of tobacco and tobacco products by burning, chewing or sniffing.
19. According to WHO, 50 lakhs of people in the world die every year due to smoking.
20. Carcinogens are the chemicals that cause cancer.
21. Alcohol is a toxic liquor harmful for our body. It contains the toxic chemical ‘ethanol’
or ‘Ethyl alcohol.’
22. Any chemical substance when taken into the body changes the functions of organs
and systems is known as drug.
23. According to WHO, drug is defined as “any chemical entity or mixture of entities,
other that those required for the maintenance of normal health, the administration
of which alters the biological function and possible structures”.
24. When unspecified drugs are taken excessively, they harm the users of the society,
such an action is known as Drug abuse.
25. When drugs are taken periodically and chronically, it is called drug addiction.

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