Afrigather Monrovia – Climaxing the year-long celebration marking 75 years of the World Well being Group’s (WHO) existence, World Well being Day on April seventh this 12 months serves because the conclusion of this vital milestone. Whereas final 12 months’s observance celebrated WHO’s achievements on the journey to reaching Well being For All, this 12 months’s commemoration takes on a broader perspective by highlighting well being as a basic human proper underneath the theme “My Well being, My Proper.”
In a media briefing held on the World Well being Group (WHO), Dr. Clement Peter, the WHO Consultant for Liberia, unveiled a complete collection of actions lined up in preparation for the upcoming commemoration of World Well being Day 2024, slated for April eighth. The scheduled occasions organized by the Ministry of Well being in collaboration with WHO are geared in the direction of advocating for well being fairness and entry to important healthcare providers throughout Liberia. Dr. Peter emphasised the importance of empowering people to claim their proper to well being, stressing that well being isn’t merely the absence of illness however an absolute proper for each particular person, to be accessed each time and wherever wanted. He reiterated the core ideas of inclusivity and advocacy for well being rights, which lie on the coronary heart of this 12 months’s commemoration.
Aligned with the theme, a collection of actions have been deliberate to resonate with the ideas of well being fairness and inclusivity. One of many occasions is a vaccination drive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at a college in Monrovia. That is in recognition of the worldwide burden of cervical most cancers amongst girls. Liberia has dedicated to a world technique to fight this illness. Dr. Peter emphasised the significance of HPV vaccination for adolescent women, aiming for 90% protection by 2030. “There’s a international technique Liberia is social gathering to as a way to defeat cervical most cancers by 2030, which is to make sure 90% of eligible adolescent women obtain the HPV vaccine; 70% of girls entry therapy for cervical most cancers and 90% of girls entry screening providers for cervical most cancers. The younger women want data on the place to get the vaccines, they want data on the significance of the vaccine, they want data on our solidarity to do away with cervical most cancers in Liberia. As such, this occasion is an indication of Liberia’s dedication to guard younger women and supply them with important details about the vaccine and cervical most cancers prevention,” stated Dr. Peter.
Dr. Peter additionally disclosed two blood donation drives to be organized, one on the Ministry of Well being and one other on the United Nations compound, to advertise voluntary blood donation and the provision of blood when wanted. The Ministry of Well being, in collaboration with WHO, is intensifying efforts to strengthen the blood program in Liberia. He additionally referenced the unlucky Totota tanker explosion final 12 months, which highlighted the crucial want for blood and oxygen in emergencies to save lots of lives.
As an emblem of inclusivity and solidarity with the disabled group, wheelchairs can be donated to display that incapacity doesn’t equate to incapacity. This initiative underscores the significance of inclusivity in healthcare and highlights the collective contribution of all members of society in the direction of a more healthy Liberia.
In closing, Dr. Peter emphasised that these actions serve to underscore the basic proper to well being enshrined in authorized devices such because the WHO’s structure, Common Declaration of Human Rights, and Liberia’s structure. He known as upon all stakeholders to prioritize well being on the middle of improvement efforts, guaranteeing higher well being and well-being for all Liberians. The commemoration of World Well being Day 2024 guarantees to be a significant, uniting communities in advocacy for well being rights and reaffirming the dedication to go away nobody behind within the journey in the direction of common well being protection.
