Sunday, October 10, 2010

World Arthritis Day

World Arthritis Day was celebrated on October 12th 1996 by ARI (Arthritis Rheumatism International) first.

Now, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard on this day. You can join in and raise this voice also!

  The aims of World Arthritis Day are:  
  • To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
  • To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
  • To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
Unknown to most, arthritis is a disease that affects 15 per cent of the Indian population. So far recognized as an old man's disease it has the young brigade falling prey to it too.

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