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| Source: https://www.paho.org/en/events/virtual-commemoration-world-health-day-april-7th-2022-our-planet-our-health |
Today marks a special day as the world come together to spread the message for this year World Health Day.
What is: World Health Day is a global health awareness day
celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health
Organization (WHO) since its founding in 1948.
WHO-The primary role of WHO is to direct international
health within the United Nations’ system and to lead partners in global health
responses.
What is this year’s theme? Each year the theme will differ
as it is chosen to highlight an area of priority for WHO. So in this year, the
theme is “Our Planet, Our Health”.
WHO website said: “In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted
planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health
Day 2022, WHO will focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep
humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused
on well-being.
Why it matters: “WHO estimates that more than 13 million
deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes.
This includes the climate crisis which is the single biggest health threat
facing humanity. The climate crisis is also a health crisis.”
How can I get involved?
By being aware of how inter-connected our health, wealth are
and for the sustainability of future generations, we can take steps to reduce
our carbon footprint by reducing waste, less use of petrol/diesel vehicles, less meat
in our diet, etc. By employing 3 R: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce energy consumption in
our daily lives.
Ending Quote from Eric Oh:
" World Health and Wealth are the 2 sides of the same coin. Only by taking care of our world and personal health, wealth can be attained harmoniously and sustainably for the world and individuals".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Day
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