5 Things to Do Before You Travel

There are a lot of things to remember when you start to plan to travel abroad. So here’s a list of 5 tips handy travel checklist to help you prepare for your international trip.

Check Your Passport

Check your passport’s expiration date.  It’s best to take a look at it and check where your passport is stored before making any immediate international travel plans. So if you need a passport then apply it right away.

Make Extra Copies

Make sure you make copies of your important documents such as passport and visas. Let say if something happens to your passport or even you. For sure you still want get back into the country and able to prove your citizenship.

Have Travel Insurance

The main benefit of travel insurance is in having emergency medical cover on holiday. If you suddenly get sick and had an accident. In addition, travel insurance give you travel inconvenience benefits due to flight delay, trip cancellation and loss of documents. 

It's provide valuable protection from the unexpected. Travel insurance sounds like one of those types of insurance you don't need In actuality, though in some cases, shelling out for travel insurance is a smart move. The most important is travel with peace of mind by protect you and your loved ones with Travel Insurance. Let's get insured at easicircle

Carry Cash

Not every place takes credit cards. So it is important for you to prepare some cash in hand. It will be useful if you find that none of your ATM cards work and you stuck without any money or lose your wallet. If you afraid get robbed by bring cash while traveling, you can just leave it in hotel room.

Credit Cards

Some banks and credit card companies will automatically cancel cards that are used overseas, so call them to let them know you’ll be traveling. Besides, find out exactly how much credit is left on your card so that you do not exceed your limit.

Electronics

Some countries have different size plugs and voltage. Electrical outlets are different all over the world, so you’ll need to have adapters that allow your devices to plug into foreign sockets. 

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Penanganan DBD Tidak Tepat, Korban Terus Berjatuhan

Selama puluhan tahun, sejumlah penyakit yang ditularkan melalui nyamuk masih menjadi ancaman bagi masyarakat. Selain ribuan orang dirawat, korban jiwa juga terus berjatuhan. 

Kondisi ini mencerminkan pemerintah dan masyarakat masih mengabaikan pemberantasan nyamuk penyebar penyakit.

Sejumlah penyakit yang ditularkan vektor nyamuk dan banyak menelan korban jiwa, berdasarkan data yang dihimpun Kompas hingga Minggu (21/2), antara lain demam berdarah dengue (DBD), penyakit kaki gajah (filariasis), chikungunya, japanese encephalitis, dan malaria.

Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) mengategorikan filariasis, DBD, dan chikungunya sebagai penyakit tropis yang terabaikan.

"Masih adanya penyakit tersebut di Indonesia, bahkan banyak menelan korban jiwa, menunjukkan penanganan terhadap penyakit tersebut tidak tepat," kata konsultan penyakit tropis dan infeksi dari Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia (FKUI), Erni Juwita Nelwan.

Demam berdarah, misalnya, berdasarkan data Direktorat Jenderal Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit Kementerian Kesehatan, sejak ditemukan di Indonesia pada 1968, kematian akibat DBD selalu ada tiap tahun.

Jumlah kasus, kematian, dan incidence rate DBD tertinggi justru terjadi di era otonomi daerah. Kasus DBD terbanyak terjadi tahun 2009 dengan 158.915 kasus. Adapun angka kematian tertinggi DBD terjadi 2007, merengut 1.599 orang meninggal.

Januari 2016, sejumlah provinsi menyatakan kejadian luar biasa (KLB) DBD. Di Jawa Barat terdapat 2.980 kasus dan tertinggi di Kabupaten Bekasi.

Selain DBD, kasus filariasis klinis, yang pada 2002 tercatat ada 6.571 kasus, tahun 2014 justru naik menjadi 14.932 kasus. Ironisnya, ada 195 kabupaten atau kota endemis filariasis atau penyakit yang tergolong "purba" ini, tetapi pemberian obat pencegahan massal baru dimulai pada Oktober 2015.

Sementara malaria yang diukur dengan annual parasite incidence turun dari 2,47 tahun 2008 menjadi 1,38 tahun 2013. "Kalau pencegahan dan pengendalian penyakit tepat, tak mungkin ada kasus," ujar Erni.

Sumber artikel: 

http://health.kompas.com/read/2016/02/22/102630223/Penanganan.DBD.Tidak.Tepat.Korban.Terus.Berjatuhan

Sumber Foto:

tribune.com.pk

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5 Ways That Garlic Can Improve Your Health

Garlic is well known as a natural health remedy that has long been used to treat various ailments. It is most easily included in your food or can be eaten on its own. If you're keen to find out how garlic can be used to assist in your health, sit back and read our 10 amazing health benefits of garlic.

Strengthen the immune system

Garlic is great food to boost your immune system and prevent colds and flu. Garlic possesses antiviral and anti bacterial that allowing it to stand against all infections. Beside that fresh garlic also play a role in preventing food poisoning by killing bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli that can cause diarrhea.

Keep mosquito away with garlic

In particular garlic has a reputation for protecting people from mosquito bites. Scientist aren’t sure why, but mosquitoes don’t like smell of garlic. One study in India found that people who rubbed a garlicky concoction on their arms and legs weren’t bothered by the pesky buggers.

Garlic can reduce blood pressure

People with high blood pressure who took garlic supplements daily for up to five months “saw their blood pressure levels drop significantly. Garlic could help out blood pressure by 10 percent but if only you take it in the form of tablets claim scientist.

Garlic may prevent cancer

New studies suggest by eating lots of garlic and onion may help to prevent cancer. Garlic use was also lower among people with cancer, except for those with cancer of the breast, ovary, or prostate. Scientist believe that the exceptional anti-cancer properties may have to do with the way that garlic boost the production of something known as hydrogen sulfide.

Hair growth and prevent hair loss

Garlic is one of the fast hair growth home remedies and is majorly known for controlling hair fall. You can also infuse oil with garlic and massage it into your scalp. It is one of the most popular home remedies for scalp fungus. 

Photo Source: http://www.getfreshsd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/garlic.jpg

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6 Sebab Mengapa Anda Perlu Insurans Kemalangan Peribadi

1.    Polisi mampu milik

Graduan atau golongan muda yang baru memulakan pekerjaan juga mampu untuk melindungi diri dengan polisi insurans kemalangan peribadi. Ini kerana premium polisi ini hanya perlu dibayar dan diperbaharui secara tahunan. Malah premiumnya juga boleh diperolehi serendah RM140 setahun.

2.    Kes kemalangan jalan raya meningkat

Hampir setiap hari kes kemalangan jalan raya dilaporkan melibatkan pengguna jalan raya. Di mana, Malaysia mencatatkan 476,196 kes nahas jalan raya sepanjang tahun 2015 dengan keseluruhannya membabitkan 6,674 kematian. Terutama bagi penunggang motosikal mencatatkan kematian tertinggi.

3.    Hilang upaya akibat kemalangan

Kemalangan boleh menimpa sesiapa sahaja, di mana sahaja dan pada bila-bila masa. Impak risiko kemalangan berkemungkinan besar boleh mengakibatkan kematian dan menyebabkan seseorang itu mengalami cacat kekal.

4.    Kemalangan tidak dapat dijangka

Adakah anda perlu untuk membeli insurans kemalangan peribadi? Ya, kerana kemalangan adalah sesuatu yang tidak terjangka. Risiko kemalangan itu pasti ada. Terutama sekali bagi pengguna jalan raya seperti penunggang motosikal yang lebih terdedah kepada bahaya kemalangan.

5.  Pampasan insurans mengurangkan beban kewangan

Pampasan dari pihak insurans sekurang-kurangnya dapat membantu meringankan beban kewangan yang perlu ditanggung keluarga jika anda sebagai pencari rezeki utama keluarga hilang upaya kekal atau maut akibat kemalangan. Malah beban hutang yang ditinggalkan juga boleh dilunaskan atau dikurangkan.

6.    Melindungi diri dan keluarga

Jika berlaku sesuatu kemalangan yang boleh mengakibatkan anda hilang upaya atau berlaku kematian. Wang pampasan insurans akan diberikan kepada waris yang sedikit sebanyak membantu meringankan beban kewangan kos rawatan dan perbelanjaan harian di saat anda tidak lagi mampu bekerja atau telah meninggal dunia akibat kemalangan.

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