World Health Day

World Health Day

• April 7 marks the celebration of
World Health Day, under the
sponsorship of World Health
Organization
• Aims at creating awareness about a
specific health theme to highlight an
area of concern
 “Building a fairer,
healthier world for everyone”
 Theme
Significance
“Our world is an unequal one”
-World Health Organization
The outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted the fact that some people are
able to live a better and healthier life than others and our society is in
inequity. This theme calls for the elimination of health inequities.
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COVID-19 OUTBREAK
◎ With what started in 2019 as the spread of a virus has now become
one of the most significant crisis the world has faced

◎ The first case of COVID was detected in the Wuhan City in December
2019. Since then the virus has continued to spread across the world

◎ By 11th March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic

◎ The outbreak has not only affected the health, but also the economic,
social and political well being of almost all the countries

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Confirmed Cases of Countries, regions
Confirmed Deaths
COVID with cases
2,857,702
131,487,572 223
COVID-19 OUTBREAK

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 Safeguarding yourself against
COVID-19
• Practice social distancing
• Wear a mask at all times
• Cover your nose and mouth
while coughing or sneezing

• Clean or sanitize your hands

often

• Get timely vaccination

• Seek medical attention if you
have fever, difficulty breathing or
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• For the first time in 20 years, global poverty levels are predicted to rise and
hinder the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
• Up to 60% of people living in some countries of the Region lack coverage
with essential health services
• More than 1 billion people living in informal settlements or slums are
facing increased challenges in preventing infection and transmission of the
Coronavirus
• 5.9 million children in the Asia-Pacific Region are at risk of not returning
back to school due to the disruption to education and the economic impact
of the pandemic

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 “
“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
is one of the fundamental rights of every human being
without distinction of race, religion, political belief,
economic or social condition.”

-World Health Organization

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