In a report of the plenary's pre-agenda on World Health Day, Mrs. Demetriou said that every year on 7 April World Health Day is celebrated, which was established in 1948, the year in which the World Health Organization, the specialized body of the United Nations on health issues, was founded.
The theme of World Health Day for the year 2022, as set by the World Health Organization, he added, is "The Planet, Our Health" with the aim of focusing the attention of the global community on issues related to the well-being of the planet and the people living on it, as well as the maintenance of global health.
"In addition to the health crisis we have been experiencing for the past two years, the climate crisis is just as big a threat to people's health. Global warming, polluted air from burning fossil fuels, extreme weather events, water scarcity and pollution are putting people's health at risk every day," he said.
He added that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of science, but also the general inequalities and weaknesses in several sectors of society, underlining the urgent need to create sustainable prosperous societies dedicated to ensuring equitable health not only for now, but also for the future.
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