Afrigather World Well being Day, commemorated yearly on April 7, marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding in 1948 and promotes good well being and wellbeing. This yr, along with drawing consideration to Well being for All, the theme of the commemoration, WHO can be celebrating 75 years of selling and enhancing public well being.
As a result of the seventh of April coincided with the Easter celebrations, Zambia solely formally celebrated WHO’s successes and the World Well being Day on April 12, 2023, on the Mulungushi Convention Centre in Lusaka.
Nonetheless, this yr’s commemoration reached new heights and bought everybody excited because the Republican President, His Excellency, Mr Hakainde Hichilema kick began WHO’s 75-yearlong celebrations with a hearty congratulatory message on seventh April 2023.
“Congratulations to WHO on the attainment of this nice milestone. WHO has made exceptional contributions to the well being and wellbeing of mankind. We’re actually grateful for the efforts of the WHO and are very proud to be related to such success,” mentioned the Republican President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema.
In Zambia, with the very important assist of WHO and the dedication of the federal government, many public well being achievements have been realized up to now 5 many years. Zambia has seen a discount in maternal and baby mortality charges, a discount in Malaria mortality and has put in place interventions to scale back HIV infections, AIDS associated and TB deaths.
This yr’s commemoration introduced collectively the federal government, cooperating companions in well being, UN businesses, civil society, non-public sector gamers and the group to share main successes in well being, examine insightful notes on present and previous challenges and reaffirm their dedication in the direction of guaranteeing each Zambian can have entry to equitable, high quality, and inexpensive well being care companies.
Talking on the occasion, the Minister of Well being, represented by the Everlasting Secretary for Administration, Dr George Sinyangwe mentioned the federal government has positioned well being as an funding to spur social and financial improvement throughout the nation.
| Our ministry is working tirelessly to make sure entry to high quality well being care by our folks, by bringing these companies nearer to the place they reside, work and go to highschool. |
And delivering his remarks on behalf of the Well being Cooperating Companions, Swedish Ambassador to Zambia and Lead HCP, Mr. Johan Hallenborg congratulated WHO on their seventy fifth anniversary and inspired the group to proceed with the spirit of multi sectoral collaboration with companions to assist the federal government to implement the Nationwide Well being Technique, and different plans and insurance policies aimed toward enhancing the well being and wellbeing of residents. He additionally inspired WHO to take a look at well being as a human proper if well being for all is to be realized.
Dr Nathan Bakyaita, WHO Consultant in Zambia, thanked the federal government of Zambia, cooperating companions and stakeholders for his or her dedication, contribution, and collective effort to well being for all. He additional referred to as for strengthened partnership and modern interventions, by way of the availability of major well being care, particularly these meant to serve essentially the most susceptible in our society – reaffirming WHO’s assist and dedication in the direction of a greater and wholesome Zambia.
The spotlight of the commemoration was the completely different private and non-private organizations exhibiting their work that contributes to constructing a robust and resilient well being system in Zambia.
Everybody must play their function if we’re to achieve Common Well being Protection – Well being for All!
