Plenary Session 7 April 2022
Dear colleagues,
Every year on 7 April is World Health Day, which was established in 1948, the year in which the World Health Organization, the United Nations' specialized health agency, was founded.
The theme of World Health Day for the year 2022, as established by the World Health Organization, is "The Planet, Our Health" to focus the attention of the global community on issues related to the well-being of the planet and the people living on it, and 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 due to the burning of fossil fuels, extreme weather events, water scarcity and pollution are putting people's health at risk every day. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of science, but also the general inequalities and weaknesses in several sectors of society, highlighting the urgent need to create sustainable, prosperous societies dedicated to ensuring equitable health not only for now, but also for the future.
As the House of Representatives, we join the struggle of global and European organizations to ensure health and pledge to make every effort to take all necessary measures to preserve the health of individuals and life on the planet.
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