World Health Day: “Small bite, big threat”

Today’s session of the Gabfest Club (at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) was dedicated to the topic “World Health Day”. This year’s theme is “Small bite, big threat”. We talked about vector-borne diseases. Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person (or animal) to another, causing serious diseases in human populations. These diseases are commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical regions and places where access to safe drinking-water and sanitation systems is problematic. We watched slide show and several videos about ways to control vector borne diseases. The club members exchanged experiences about vector-borne diseases. We also talked about healthy lifestyles and healthy foods. To illustrate this phenomenon we watched a video about cooking oatmeal breakfast American style. This allowed us to talk about healthy ingredients that can be added to one’s bowl of oatmeal: bananas, raisins, milk, brown sugar, flax seeds.
 

The second part of the session was a conversation with Paul, a guest from France, who speaks good English. He came to Ukraine to collect material for his Master’s thesis about Peace Corp. organization. We shared with him our memories about our Peace Corp. friends. The club members asked him a lot of questions about his trip around Ukraine and his life in Paris. After the session the club’s activists gave Paul the tour of the town. The session was a pleasant surprise for the newcomers.

Number of participants – 23 persons.

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