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Friday, 5 April 2024 | Issue 249
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Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory [https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/conflict-in-Israel-and-oPt]
World Health Day 2023 – 75 years of improving public health [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health]
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Sunday, 7 April
World Health Day 2024: “My health, my right”
Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. Diseases, conflicts, and disasters loom large as causes of death and disability. At least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitutions, but more than half of the world’s population – 4.5 billion people – were not fully covered by essential health services in 2021.
The theme of this year’s World Health Day, ‘My health, my right’ [https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2024], was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.
Further information about health and human rights [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health]
Monday, 8 April
Realizing the right to health in a world in turmoil, High-level dialogue between WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [https://www.ohchr.org/en/universal-declaration-of-human-rights] and the World Health Organization [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health], this event will look at how to continue to advance human rights for health, even in the face of serious emergencies.
This dialogue [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/04/08/default-calendar/realizing-the-right-to-health-in-a-world-in-turmoil] will see the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, discuss how to advance human rights for health—even in the face of war, conflict and the climate crisis—with solutions like universal health coverage.
9-11 April
World Hepatitis Summit
The World Hepatitis Summit is organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance, supported by the Ministry of Health of Portugal, and co-sponsored by WHO. Its mission is to support countries in meeting the targets needed to eliminate viral hepatitis. The Summit will be held in Lisbon (and virtually) from 9-11 April.
More information on the summit [http://worldhepatitissummit.org/]
On the opening day of the Summit, WHO will release the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report. It is the first consolidated report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage, and product access, with improved data for action. With information from 187 countries, the report outlines regional perspectives and actionable steps to scale up interventions, emphasizing the importance of leveraging lessons from the COVID-19 response.
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