WHO cares?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 11:07AM Some months ago, we asked our readers (tongue-in-cheek) to rate their own health and well-being.
The dictionary variously defines health as ‘healthiness’, ‘fitness’, ‘good condition’, ‘good shape’, ‘fine fettle’; ‘strength’, ‘vigour’, ‘wellness’ etc.
However, the World Health Organisation takes it a step further. In a corner of their website, in answer to the question, "What is the WHO definition of good health", they offer an excellent description. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Smokers may find this ironic however, given that the WHO is rabidly anti-smoker. They are behind a framework designed to hound and marginalise smokers all over the World. They are strong supporters of smoking bans which force the innocent smoker out of their social surroundings. They are right behind efforts to "de-normalise" smoking and by extension, the smokers themselves.
One wonders then how they square the idea of making smokers socially abnormal with their stated desire of "social well-being"?
Reader Comments (1)
The WHO's definition of good health is flawed, biased and anti inclusivness towards a minority group i.e. Smokers, so therefore their hogwash about social well being should be totally ignored by every citgizen worldwide.
When they're so blatently against smokers and drinkers and overweight people (they love using the obese word) they are making a mockery of their gospel of what good health means.
I know many smokers who have lead long lives into very old age, I have smoked for the past 40 years and have good health, as for the well being I'll leave to the gurus above who would like to ordain how people should lead their lives by conforming to their so called norm of dont drink, dont smoke etc.
No wonder we have road rage, lawlessness and a crumbling society.
Decency, honor and parental guidance does not seem to figure in the eqatation any more when it comes to these guys diktat and bullying of what once were mainly decent people.
Then they tell you its for your own good
Thats OK then is it?