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  • ReBoot in Bermagui celebrates getting active and living a healthy lifestyle just in time for summer | Bega District News

    ReBoot in Bermagui celebrates getting active and living a healthy lifestyle just in time for summer | Bega District News

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    After a big year of COVID lockdowns for many in the Bega Valley, ReBoot in Bermagui will finally be held in the picturesque coastal town this weekend on December 4 and 5. After getting postponed in October – and cancelled last year – organiser Julie Rutherford said the team was really committed to ensuring the event would run in 2021. ReBoot is now in its seventh year, and Ms Rutherford expected that while it might be difficult to gather the same numbers as the October long weekend usually brought in, she was hoping more Bega Valley and Eurobodalla locals would get behind the event. READ MORE: Ms Rutherford encouraged people to register online ahead of time, up until Friday morning December 3, as it helped the team plan for the days and ensured a place in the events. Registering online also saves money on ticketed events. People can also register on the day as long as they arrive early enough, 7:30am on Saturday morning for the fun runs and the tug-o-war and between 8.30 and 9.45am on Sunday morning for the swimming. “The highlight of the weekend really is the fact that everyone’s out in the fresh air, even more so since COVID. We’ve had so few events in the last two years so the whole idea of ReBoot is for people to get out and do stuff. “It’s not for people to sit on the sidelines, it’s for people to have a go,” she said. There will be free activities such as yoga, Pilates, and tai chi where people just need to register for the activity and make sure to bring their own mat. There are other activities offered at affordable prices such as stand-up paddle boarding, surf lessons, sound healing sessions, and barefoot bowls. The Skate, SKoot & BMX Competition is sure to be a hit with great prizes up for grabs. “The whole idea is just for people to get out and do stuff and just be active in whatever form it takes for you,” said Ms Rutherford. “It’s a community event so it’s just about being out with friends and family and just enjoying having a go at something, and being in a beautiful landscape like Bermagui.” There are social events also happening around the town on Saturday and Sunday. Many of the prizes include vouchers to be spent in the town, thanks to the Bermagui Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, so it might be a good time to spend them around town. The River Rock Café will have live music on Friday night and an open mic night from 7pm until 10pm. There will also be live music at the Bermagui Country Club from 7pm until 9pm. On Saturday afternoon from 2pm there will be live music at Camel Rock Brewery and on Sunday afternoon there will be live music at the Bermagui Beach Hotel. READ ALSO: South Coast Gig Guide, December 1-6 A healthy breakfast will be held on Sunday morning from 8am until 11am for $10, or free for those participating in the fun run, swim, and bike ride. There will be a smorgasbord of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food available such as mini quiches, egg and bacon rolls, yogurt with muesli fruit cups, fresh fruit salads, bruschetta, and chia puddings. On Saturday from 11.15 the tug-o-war will be held at Dickinson Park opposite Bermagui Beach Hotel. Kelly Eastwood from Eastwood’s will be running a Banh mi (Vietnamese roll) food stall and other cafés and restaurants around town may be offering healthy food and snacks at discounted rates. The program can be found on ReBoot Bermagui’s website. Julie Rutherford is happy to be contacted on 0428 933444 for more information. The weather is looking partly cloudy but clear of rain on Saturday and Sunday. In the event of rain, Ms Rutherford said the only event that would be affected was the bike ride, but the run and swim activities would go ahead unless there were storms or dangerous conditions. All people participating in any of the activities must be fully-vaccinated and event organisers are asking people to stay home if they present with any COVID symptoms. The event will go ahead thanks to local sponsors and grants from the Commonwealth Bank and Destination NSW.

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  • Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization’s 2021 Global TB report.

    In 2020, more people died from TB, with far fewer people being diagnosed and treated or provided with TB preventive treatment compared with 2019, and overall spending on essential TB services falling.

    The first challenge is disruption in access to TB services and a reduction in resources. In many countries, human, financial and other resources have been reallocated from tackling TB to the COVID-19 response, limiting the availability of essential services.

    The second is that people have struggled to seek care in the context of lockdowns.

    “This report confirms our fears that the disruption of essential health services due to the pandemic could start to unravel years of progress against tuberculosis,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This is alarming
    news that must serve as a global wake-up call to the urgent need for investments and innovation to close the gaps in diagnosis, treatment and care for the millions of people affected by this ancient but preventable and treatable disease.”

    TB services are among many others disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the impact on TB has been particularly severe.

    For example, approximately, 1.5 million people died from TB in 2020 (including 214 000 among HIV positive people).

    The increase in the number of TB deaths occurred mainly in the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB[1]. WHO modelling projections suggest the number of people
    developing TB and dying from the disease could be much higher in 2021 and 2022.

    Challenges with providing and accessing essential TB services have meant that many people with TB were not diagnosed in 2020. The number of people newly diagnosed with TB and those reported to national governments fell from 7.1 million in 2019 to
    5.8 million in 2020.

    WHO estimates that some 4.1 million people currently suffer from TB but have not been diagnosed with the disease or have not officially reported to national authorities. This figure is up from 2.9 million in 2019.

    The countries that contributed most to the global reduction in TB notifications between 2019 and 2020 were India (41{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}), Indonesia (14{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}), the Philippines (12{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}) and China (8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}). These and 12 other countries accounted for 93{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of the total global drop in notifications.

    There was also a reduction in provision of TB preventive treatment. Some 2.8 million people accessed this in 2020, a 21{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} reduction since 2019.  In addition, the number of people treated for drug-resistant TB fell by 15{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}, from 177 000 in 2019
    to 150 000 in 2020, equivalent to only about 1 in 3 of those in need.

    Global investment for TB falls

    Funding in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that account for 98{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of reported TB cases remains a challenge. Of the total funding available in 2020, 81{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} came from domestic sources, with the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russian Federation, India,
    China and South Africa) accounting for 65{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of total domestic funding.

    The largest bilateral donor is the Government of the United States of America. The biggest international donor is the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

    The report notes a fall in global spending on TB diagnostic, treatment and prevention services, from US$ 5.8 billion to US$ 5.3 billion, which is less than half of the global target for fully funding the TB response of US$ 13 billion annually by 2022.
     

    Meanwhile, although there is progress in the development of new TB diagnostics, drugs and vaccines, this is constrained by the overall level of R&D investment, which at US$ 0.9 billion in 2019 falls far short of the global target of US$ 2 billion
    per year.

    Global TB targets off track

    Reversals in progress mean that the global TB targets are off track and appear increasingly out of reach, however there are some successes.  Globally, the reduction in the number of TB deaths between 2015 and 2020 was only 9.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} – about one
    quarter of the way to the 2020 milestone of 35{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}.

    Globally, the number of people falling ill with TB each year (relative to population) dropped 11{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} from 2015 to 2020, just over half-way to the 2020 milestone of 20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}.

    However, the WHO European Region exceeded the 2020 milestone, with a reduction of 25{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. This was mostly driven by the decline in the Russian Federation, where incidence fell by 6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} per year between 2010 to 2020. The WHO African Region came close to reaching
    the milestone, with a reduction of 19{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}, which reflects impressive reductions of 4–10{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} per year in South Africa and  several other countries in southern Africa, following a peak in the HIV epidemic and the expansion of TB and HIV prevention
    and care.  

    “We have just one year left to reach the historic 2022 TB targets committed by Heads of State at the first UN High Level Meeting on TB. The report provides important information and a strong reminder to countries to urgently fast-track their TB
    responses and save lives,” said Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO’s Global TB Programme. “This will be crucial as preparations begin for the 2nd UN High Level Meeting on TB mandated for 2023.”

    The report calls on countries to put in place urgent measures to restore access to essential TB services. It further calls for a doubling of investments in TB research and innovation as well as concerted action across the health sector and others to address
    the social, environmental and economic determinants of TB and its consequences.

    The new report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 197 countries and areas, including 182 of the 194 World Health Organization (WHO) Member States.

     

    Note to the editor

    Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, WHO’s Global TB Programme has monitored the impact of the pandemic on TB services and provided guidance and support.

    Global targets

    In 2014 and 2015, all Member States of WHO and the UN adopted the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and WHO’s End TB Strategy. The SDGs and End TB Strategy both include targets and milestones for large reductions in TB incidence, TB deaths
    and costs faced by TB patients and their households.

    The WHO End TB Strategy aims for a 90 per cent reduction in TB deaths and an 80 per cent reduction in the TB incidence rate by 2030, compared to the 2015 baseline. Milestones for 2020 include a 20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} reduction in the TB incidence rate and a 35{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} reduction
    in TB deaths.

    The UN Political Declaration on TB also included 4 new targets for the period 2018-2022:

    • Treat 40 million people for TB disease
    • Reach at least 30 million people with TB preventive treatment for a latent TB infection
    • Mobilize at least US$13 billion annually for universal access to TB diagnosis, treatment and care
    • Mobilize at least US$2 billion annually for TB research

    TB facts

    Tuberculosis (TB), the second (after COVID- 19) deadliest infectious killer, is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. It can spread when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria into the air – for example,
    by coughing.

    Approximately 90 percent of those who fall sick with TB each year live in 30 countries. Most people who develop the disease are adults –in 2020 – men accounted for 56{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of all TB cases, adult women accounted for 33{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} and children for 11{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}. Many new
    cases of TB are attributable to five risk factors: undernutrition, HIV infection, alcohol use disorders, smoking and diabetes.

    TB is preventable and curable. About 85{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of people who develop TB disease can be successfully treated with a 6-month drug regimen; treatment has the added benefit of curtailing onward transmission of infection.

    [1] 30 countries with the highest burden of TB include: Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Democratic People’s Republic
    of Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United Republic
    of Tanzania, Viet Nam and Zambia.

     

  • Back Pain Giving You A Hard Time? Do These Exercises For A Healthy Spine

    Back Pain Giving You A Hard Time? Do These Exercises For A Healthy Spine

    Back Pain Giving You A Hard Time? Do These Exercises For A Healthy Spine

    Straightforward physical exercises can assist you control back again soreness effectively

    A healthier and solid backbone is essential for a person to perform everyday routines. With present-day quick-paced way of life and harmful perform-everyday living harmony, millions of persons are known to be suffering from serious again challenges. The backbone is designed up of a series of organic curves. When the sitting posture is incorrect and there is insufficient aid, these arches, in excess of a long time, can trigger long-term damage to the vital spinal nerves. Extensive periods of sitting maximize the load on the spinal discs by 40{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}, resulting in them to herniate or suffering resulting in inflammation or compression of the spinal nerve.

    Sustaining spinal overall health is significant as the spine is in charge of the body’s other very important functions. The spine is the paramount construction that delivers structural aid to the human human body and aids in maintaining the posture. It guards the spinal twine and nerve roots even though also helping in movements.

    Day to day actions these as going for walks, sitting, and bending in excess of can trigger excruciating suffering if spine health and fitness is dismissed. It is also essential in transmitting sensory information these as stress, contact, temperature, pain level, and other sensations to pores and skin tissues, muscle tissues, bone joints, and inside organs. Taking care of one’s spinal health is important simply because it can result in sensory responses to staying disrupted and impair sensations in a couple of places of the body. If left untreated, it can result in extreme injury to the nerve’s motor capabilities, resulting in long term weakness.

    With a typical physical exercise regimen and standard stretches, a single can quickly keep a good spinal health. These workout routines not only aid in blocking back accidents and damages but are proven to benefit the all round health and fitness.

    Best exercise routines to relive again ache

    There are 3 types of exercising types:

    Strengthening – aids in firming the muscle mass and stamina

    Stretching – improves overall flexibility and assists for a total assortment of actions

    Cardio – strengthens the heart and lungs and promotes circulation

    Simple workouts that preserve spinal health and fitness-

    1. Pelvic tilt

    Pelvic Tilt is a fundamental exercising that tones and strengthens the reduce abdomen muscle tissue. This workout involves 1 to lay on the back with your toes flat on the floor. While tightening the belly muscle groups, a single has to slowly but surely force the reduced back again to the floor and hold that situation for 3 -5 seconds prior to calming. This helps in strengthening the muscular tissues in the reduced portion of the spinal column.

    2. Knee-to-chest stretch

    This extend assists to loosen up the hips, thighs, and glutes and moreover assists in complete relaxation. To accomplish knee-to-chest extend, 1 has to lie on the again with both equally knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Although preserving the left knee extended straight along the floor, draw the correct knee in to the upper body with the aid of your arms. Straighten the spine all the way to the tailbone with no boosting the hip. This pose need to be held for 30 seconds while inhaling deeply, then recurring with the reverse leg.

    3. Shoulder shrugs

    This is a single of the easiest workouts and can be quickly carried out at any time. To do shoulder shrugs, one particular requirements to stand up straight with toes broad aside. The pose can then be introduced by little by little raising the shoulders in direction of the ears although breathing out. The shoulder really should be pushed down as a great deal as attainable although releasing. This allows in strengthening and conditioning the upper aspect of the spine.

    4. Cardio physical exercise

    Aerobic physical exercise has proven to have quite a few advantages which includes strengthening the coronary heart and lungs muscles, expanding strength degrees, will help in correcting the slumber cycle, decreasing blood stress, and promotes body weight reduction. Standard cardio pursuits like jogging, biking, swimming, walking are regarded aerobic workouts. By incorporating a least of 15 minutes of these small-impact aerobic pursuits 3-4 moments a week, 1 can effortlessly steer clear of damage and cut down muscle mass exhaustion.

    All the previously mentioned-talked about exercises are really uncomplicated to do and do not require any main assistance or assistance. On the other hand, if there are any other well being difficulties to contemplate, it is usually advisable to seek the advice of a standard medical doctor or a backbone expert. Together with a typical exercising regimen, it is vital to have balanced taking in to dietary supplement spinal health and fitness.

    (Dr Subodh Shetty is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Apollo Spectra Medical center Bangalore)

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