World health Day 2024; April 7th.

FORUM: “My health, my right.“ World health Day 2024. This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, edu cation, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination. Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. Diseases and disasters loom large as causes of death and disability. Conflicts are devastating lives, causing death, pain, hunger and psychological distress. The burning of fossil fuels is simultaneously driving the climate crisis and taking away our right to breathe clean air, with indoor and outdoor air pollution claiming a life every 5 seconds. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution. Yet countries are not passing and putting into practice laws to ensure their populations are entitled to access health services. This underpins the fact that at least 4.5 billion people — more than half of the world’s population — were not fully covered by essential health services in 2021. To address these types of challenges, the theme for World Health Day 2024 is 'My health, my right’. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #Myhealthmyright, #WorldHealthDay, #7april, #HealthforAll.

EVENTS: On April 7th, for the World Health Day 2024, the World Health Organization will observe its anniversary. On April 8th, from 12:30 to 13:45 P.M. GMT, the High-level dialogue entitled ’’Realizing the right to health in a world in turmoil” will be held online and in-person. Marking the 75th anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Health Organization, this event will look at how to continue to advance human rights for health, even in the face of serious emergencies. This dialogue will bring the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, together with human rights defenders, policy makers, health workers and other stakeholders to discuss how to protect the right to health and other health-related human rights in a world in turmoil. It will explore how policy makers can uphold international commitments and discuss actions to take at the global, national and local levels to realize the right to health for everyone. In-person participation is encouraged for a dynamic discussion. Choose to participate by filling the In-person registration form or the Online registration form. Stay tuned to Watch the webcast!

A High-level dialogue between WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk will mark the 75th anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Health Organization. This event will look at how to continue to advance human rights for health, even in the face of serious emergencies.

MESSAGES: Read the Statement of the WHO Director-General the World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the PAHO Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the WHO African Regional office Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the WHO WPRO Regional office Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the WHO SEARO Regional office Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the WHO Europe Regional office Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th, the Statement of the WHO EMRO Regional office Director on World Health Day 2024, April 7th.

Health rights correspond to a checklisk.

 

Health rights correspond to a checklisk. from Christina Parmionova

In War and conflict, health workers, facilities and supplies are off limits.

In War and conflict, health workers, facilities and supplies are off limits. from Christina Parmionova

Everyone, everywhere has the right to good mental health.

Everyone, everywhere has the right to good mental health. from Christina Parmionova

Zero Discrimination, Affordable treatments, Respectful care, Lead health response.

World Health Day 2024 - Zero Discrimination, Affordable treatments, Respectful care, Lead health response. from Christina Parmionova

Focusing on the rights of women and girls

Focusing on the rights of women and girls from Christina Parmionova

World Health Day 2023; April 7th.

FORUM: "75 years of improving public health." World Health Day 2023. 
The WHO Director-General calls on governments and leaders to take action to protect and invest in health and care workers who are at the forefront of the response to health and climate emergencies. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #HealthforAll, #7april, #WorldHealthDay, #WHO75.

KEY MESSAGES: Read the key messages of the World Health Day 2023!

EVENTS: To Mark the World Health Day 2023 on April 7th, the World Health Organization (WHO) will mark its 75th anniversary, along with its 194 Member States and other partners, by calling for a renewed drive for health equity.

Seventy-five years ago, in the aftermath of the deadliest and most destructive war in human history, the Constitution of the World Health Organization came into force: a treaty between the nations of the world, who recognized that health was not only a fundamental human right, but also fundamental to peace and security.

Over the past seven and a half decades, there has been extraordinary progress in protecting people from diseases and destruction, including smallpox eradication, reducing the incidence of polio by 99%, saving millions of lives through childhood immunization, declines in maternal mortality and improving health and well-being for millions more.




“The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for a common purpose,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “We have much to be proud of, but much work to do to realize our founding vision of the highest attainable standard of health for all people. We continue to face vast inequities in access to health services, major gaps in the world’s defences against health emergencies, and threats from health harming products and the climate crisis. We can only meet these global challenges with global cooperation.”


To meet these challenges, WHO is urging countries to take urgent action to protect, support and expand the health workforce as a strategic priority. Investments in education, skills and decent jobs for health need to be prioritized to meet the rapidly growing demand for health and avert a projected shortage of 10 million health workers by 2030; primarily in low- and middle-income countries.

A global education programme on basic emergency care targeting 25% of nurses and midwives from 25 low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2025 was also recently announced by WHO. This 25x25x25 emergency care programme will provide nurses and midwives with the skills and competencies to make a major difference in saving lives and reducing disabilities.


                           

Looking forward to the next 75 years and close to the turn of the next century, a renewed commitment to health equity will be the key to addressing future health challenges. In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO’s roadmap to recovery includes an urgent paradigm shift towards promoting health and well-being and preventing disease by addressing its root causes and creating the conditions for health to thrive. WHO is urging countries to provide health by prioritizing primary health care as the foundation of universal health coverage.


The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that protecting health is fundamental to our economies, societies, security and stability. Learning from the worst pandemic in recent history, WHO stands ready to support the countries of the world as they negotiate a pandemic accord, the revision of the International Health Regulations and other financial, governance and operational initiatives to prepare the world for future pandemics.


Over the past five years, WHO has invested in science and digital health, creating a Science Division led by the Organization’s first Chief Scientist. This has come at a time when science is under sustained attack every day. Countries must protect the public from misinformation and disinformation. The future of health depends on how well we power health through science, research, innovation, data, digital technologies, and partnerships.

WEBINARS: On 5 April, join us to celebrate #WorldHealthDay 2023 with a high-level dialogue.
OPS/PAHO and health ministers of the region of the Americas will discuss strategies to advance primary health care and achieve Health For All.

 

EXHIBIT: Public health milestones through the years.

As the WHO marks its 75th Anniversary, the creation of the ACT-Accelerator is featured on the Organization’s timeline of milestones over the years.

Campaign toolkit: Get the World Health Day 2023 communication materials!

World Health Day 2022; April 7th.

 FORUM:" Our Planet, Our Health." World Health Day 2022.

 Let's Clean our air; Water and Food. Join the conversation #HealthierTommorrow, #OurPlanetOurHealth

Join the Press briefing on the occasion of the celebration of WorldHealthDay with Dr. Tedros and U.S. Secretary of health

HHS and WHO World Health Day Press Conference.
APRIL 7, 2022 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT


U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Joint Press Conference on World Health Day.

PODCASTS

World Health Day 2021, April 7

Statement by Volkan Bozkir, President of 75th Session of the General Assembly, on World Health Day 2021, April 7th.

When COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, most of us took to our homes for safety and comfort.
For millions of health and care workers, this was a luxury they could not afford.
These frontline workers stood and faced the unknown to help those who needed it most. They helped protect the scared, the confused, and the lonely.
We owe so much to the millions who risked their lives for the greater good.
We owe them gratitude.
We owe them recognition.
And we owe them support and the assurance of decent work environments, free from violence, stigma, and harassment, and equipped with the tools and resources needed to save lives.
2021 has been designated the International Year of Health and Care Workers.
As we mark World Health Day 2021, let us join together in celebrating – and supporting – the nurses and doctors, the midwives and EMTs, and all of the others who helped us feel safer and healthier.
And let us show them real, tangible support. As the World Health Organization has called for, let us work together to Protect, Invest, Together, so that our heroes are never forced to stand the line without the support and defences they need.

Thank you.

Five actions for World Health Day 2021;

The way forward: a fairer, healthier world,

World Health Day 2021 marks the start of WHO’s year-long campaign to place health equity centre stage of world attention. The campaign is timely, as it starts amid the colossal global effort to turn the tide on COVID-19, not least through international cooperation. Past global crises, such as in the aftermath of the Great Depression and the Second World War, triggered dramatic transformation in our societies, leading to wide-ranging improvements in health and social systems and reductions in inequalities. Those were deliberate choices made by global leaders at the time. We need such deliberate choices for the greater good again today. Our vision for World Health Day is to build afairer and healthier world, together. Prevailing over the pandemic can be the start of a new global compact that tackles poverty and health inequities, invests in health and wellbeing, promotes more equitable sharing of our resources, improves food security and nutrition, and finally turns the tide on climate change. Working together, we can build a healthier, greener, fairer world for all.

CAMPAIGN:

 This World Health Day, we urge everyone to join our campaign to make health equity areality through fairer, greener and healthiercommunities and economies.

World Health Day 2015, April 7

 年世界卫生日‬, ‪4月7日.‬  ‪
Día Mundial de la Salud‬ , ‪‎7 de Abril‬.
World Health Day‬, 7 April‬.
 ‪‎Всемирный день здоровья‬, ‪‎7 апрел‬. ‪
 ‪Journée mondiale de la Santé‬,‪ 7 avril‬.
 يوم الصحة العالمي، 7 أبريل

2015年世界卫生日：你的食品有多安全？

Día Mundial de la Salud 2015: Inocuidad de los alimentos

World Health Day 2015: Food safety - the global view.

 Journée mondiale de la Santé 2015 - la sécurité sanitaire des aliments.
 Всемирный день здоровья 2015 года: Безопасность пищевых продуктов.
 يوم الصحة العالمي 2015: السلامة الغذائية

From farm to plate, make food safe

United Nations Secretary-General message for the World Health Day, 7 April 2015 

“From farm to plate: make food safe”

Food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals is responsible for more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. Potential new threats to food safety are emerging all the time. Changes to the way food is produced, distributed and consumed, the emergence of resistant bacteria, and increases in travel and trade make it difficult to manage pathogens and contaminants once they are in our food supply.
Unsafe food is a largely under-reported and often overlooked global problem. With the food supply chain stretch ing around the world, the need to strengthen food safety systems within and
among countries is becoming more critical.
That is why, on World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and all actors to improve food safety from farm to plate and everywhere in between.
The production of safe food is important for economies–it fosters trade and tourism and supports food security and sustainable development.Food safety is also important for education–sick children miss school, and it is at school that the next generation of consumers can learn basic food safety practices.
WHO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) work together to set international standards for safe food. They assess the safety of new food technologies, and help countries to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks of food-borne disease.
These agencies also help countries build their own capacity to predict and manage food-borne disease risks.All people involved in the production, distribution, and preparation of food must play their part to make food safe.
Governments must communicate the importance of food safety to their citizens. The health, agriculture, trade, and environment sectors need to work together.
On World Health Day, let us all ask: how safe is our food?
We all have a role to play in keeping food safe–from farm to plate

Ban Ki Moon

How Safe is Your Food?

Statements : 

• Message of the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti for World Health Day 2015

On 7 April 2015, the World Health Organization joins the rest of the international community to commemorate World Health Day. This year’s theme is “How safe is your food? From farm to plate, make food safe”.

This theme highlights the urgent need for government organizations, food businesses and consumers to put measures in place that will improve food safety from the point of production to consumption.

Unsafe food is linked to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people annually and the African Region is without exception. Infants, young children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with an underlying illness are particularly vulnerable. For example, in 2014, there were more than 100, 000 cases of cholera in 22 countries resulting in over 1700 deaths. So far this year, cholera outbreaks in 13 countries have led to over 200 deaths out of more than 13,000 cases. Food contaminated by harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances can lead to a wide range of health problems. This is responsible for more than 200 diseases, including typhoid fever, diarrhea and cancers, among others.

Food can become contaminated at any point of production and distribution, and food producers play a critical role in preventing this. Equally a large proportion of incidents of foodborne disease are caused by foods improperly prepared or mishandled at home, in restaurants, or markets. There is an urgent need for all food handlers and consumers to understand the importance of adopting basic hygienic practices when buying, selling and preparing food to protect their health and that of the wider community.

In Africa, women who primarily prepare food at home are also key participants in small and medium sized enterprises, as owners, managers and workers in food businesses such as cafes, restaurants, small manufacturers, and street vendors. Improving the safety of food and securing the effective management of businesses operated by women is a key concern in public health for the economic, social status and overall standing of women in their communities.

There is also a growing concern over the increase of resistant microorganisms entering the food chain.  Food safety serves as a good platform to bring stakeholders together to address antimicrobial resistance. In combating antimicrobial resistance, prudent use of antimicrobials in agriculture, aquaculture, and animal husbandry is critical, as is the case in human medicine. Production of safe food facilitates access to wider markets and improves overseas earnings.

As we commemorate World Health Day, I call upon African governments to prioritise food safety, align policies in agriculture, trade, health, education, social protection and mobilize adequate financial resources to make food safe for all. Setting food guidelines in line with codex standards, operating regional alert mechanisms and early warning systems as well as building and maintaining adequate food systems and infrastructures will contribute enormously towards improving food safety.

Everyone has a role to play in making food safe and I urge food handlers and consumers to be familiar with common food hazards and handle and prepare food safely.

WHO will continue to collaborate with the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, and other partners to ensure food is safe “from farm to plate” in African Region.

Thank you.

Other Statements : 
 

•  Dr Ala Alwan Regional Director message for World health Day 2015, WHO EMRO Office.
•  Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh Redional Director message for World Health Day 2015, WHO SEARO Office.

"Major foodborne illnesses and causes" WHD 2015 Campaign Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water.

How is food quality evaluated?

Traditionally, qualities of foods are evaluated by our sensory organs – our eyes, nose or mouth or, more recently, by the use of instruments. Sensory evaluation is commonly practiced by food regulatory authorities which consists of judging the quality of food by a panel of judges. The evaluation deals with measuring, evaluating, analyzing and interpreting the qualities of food as they are perceived by the senses of sight, taste, touch and hearing.

Advancing Plan for Food Safety - Strategic Plan Food Safety (2013-2022)

Advancing Plan for Food Safety - Strategic Plan Food Safety (2013-2022).

Strategic direction 1: Provide the science base for measures along the entire foodchain to decrease foodborne health risks
Strategic direction 2: Improve international and national cross-sectoral collaboration, enhance communication and advocacy
Strategic direction 3: Provide leadership and assist in the development and strengthening of risk-based, integrated national systems for food safety
 

 

Forum : World Health DAY - 7 April
Safe Food = Healthy Lives.

•  How safe is your food? on 7 April from 14:00-15:00 CEST/Paris time (12:00-13:00 UTC/GMT) WHO Regional Office for Europe
• From farm to plate. Keep it safe: How safe is your food? World Health Day 2015,When: April 7, 2015, Time: From 10:00 am to 10:45 a.m. (WDC Time)

 Events : 

Food Safety: from farm to plate make food safe
7 Apr 2015 - Special event on the occasion of World Health Day 2015 (7 April) on the theme “Food safety: from farm to plate, make food safe”co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Dr. Jacob Kumaresan (WHO) on Food Safety: from farm to plate, make food safe - Press Conference
7 Apr 2015 - Dr. Jacob Kumaresan, Executive Director World Health Organization (WHO) Office in New York, on “Food Safety: from farm to plate, make food safe”, the theme for this year’s World Health Day
2015

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