Sunday, 7 April 2024

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.


My health, my right


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.



Health rights correspond to a checklisk.
 

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

Everyone, everywhere has the right to good mental health.

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

Focusing on the rights of women and girls
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