A Namibian visual artist, Hage Mukwendje, handed over a assorted painting to the World Health Organization on 21 January 2022 on the UN-Dwelling, Windhoek, Namibia. The painting used to be completed as share of the LEAD Innovation Arena Huge Finale tournament held live of last 365 days on the 24th of November 2021 and illustrates the importance of respecting our ambiance for future generations.
Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses, the WHO Book for Namibia who purchased the painting on behalf of the WHO Director Standard, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, talked about WHO invested shut to NAD 70 million to present a decide to and reinforce the Namibian’s Covid-19 response and goals to mobilize more resources to ensure higher case management outcomes, safety of smartly being staff against infection, elevated uptake of vaccines and adherence to public smartly being and social measures, reinforce capacity of laboratory companies and products, ensure continuation of the largest smartly being companies and products as smartly as speaking and taking part communities.
The LEAD Innovation Arena is WHO’s inner name to motion for the physique of workers to therapy complications colossal and microscopic. The programme goals to support the WHO physique of workers with numerous backgrounds, experiences, insights, and trip by bringing teams collectively and providing a protected ambiance to explore and experiment.
In 2021 the WHO physique of workers innovated on two themes: Going Green for Health and The 365 days of the WHO physique of workers. All over the Huge Finale tournament Hage painted a portrait titled “My Future Matters” in 9 minutes, bringing out the innovation themes of thinking outdoors the field, thinking creatively, and connecting reputedly unconnected dots.
The portrait, “My Futures Matters”, tells the story of a younger lady living in the slums in Windhoek, covering her mouth and nose with a leaf to offer protection to herself from the covid virus. In this poignant half of artwork Hage no longer ideal illustrates the importance of us preserving the ambiance but that our ambiance is our protector. Earth is our dwelling and he or she might per chance per chance per chance even assist us and future generations if we steward her smartly.
Hage is a Namibian visual artist who finds inspiration in his bring collectively tale and utilizes real life experiences that we face as humanity as self-discipline issues. He’s a humanitarian at heart whose work depicts the vulnerability of humanity, and our expecting safety. He has exhibited his work in Namibia, England, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, USA and Spain.
With ideal 27.2% (11 Jan) of Namibians completely vaccinated, Dr Sagoe-Moses entreated artists cherish Hage to use their form of artwork to promote vaccination against COVID-19 to attend method higher the depend on and uptake of COVID-19 vaccine.