September 29 – World Heart Day One of the goals of World Heart Day is to raise public awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of circulatory diseases, and to motivate people to lead a healthy lifestyle and maintain and improve their health. A direct telephone line has been established in the Brest region for…
Every year in September, specifically on Thursday of the fourth week, the Republic of Belarus celebrates National Safety Day. This year, it falls on September 25. The objectives of the United Safety Day are to foster a culture of life safety in society through joint efforts, conduct educational work with the younger generation, and promote…
The bulletin “Population Health and the Environment: Monitoring the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Brest and the Brest Region for 2024” (hereinafter referred to as the bulletin) characterizes the status, levels, and trends of population health and assesses the hygienic and anti-epidemic aspects of ensuring the quality of the living environment of the population…
Medical examination is a set of medical services provided for the purposes of medical prevention, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, education of citizens’ responsibility for their health, identification of symptoms and signs of precancerous and tumor diseases, detection of non-communicable diseases at early stages, and determination of groups for medical observation. The main objective of…
Cybercrime – crimes related to the use of computer technology (crimes against information security, theft by means of computer technology, blackmail, extortion, production and distribution of pornographic materials, etc.) Basic concepts that relate to the topic of safe behavior on the Internet and describe types of cybercrimes: Phishing – a type of fraud, the purpose…
Phishing (selling goods on online platforms) Phishing is a type of Internet fraud, the purpose of which is to gain access to confidential user data – logins, passwords and other personal information. You place an advertisement for the sale of goods on the trading platform, after which the scammer introduces himself in the messenger as…
“My daughter called! She’s crying and asking for help!”… Don’t become part of the stories that the 102 police service hears every day. The police continue to receive calls from elderly citizens who are falling victim to the “Hello, Mom!” scam. The scenario of the scam is the same: a crying voice on the phone…
How to protect against arthropods and prevent diseases of tick-borne infections? Most effective implementation of sanitary and preventive measures: cleaning of dried grass, removal of leaves and walrus, clearing of shrubs, cleaning of dumps and mounds in the yard areas, summer plots, systematic measures to combat rodents, Treatment of areas against ticks. It is necessary…
July 28 – World Hepatitis Day Every year on 28 July, the World Health Organization launches a campaign to mark World Hepatitis Day, raising awareness of the problem of viral hepatitis and understanding its importance. The 2025 campaign theme is “Hepatitis: Breaking Down Barriers” and calls for action to address the social and systemic factors…