As part of the celebration of the WHO 75th anniversary, , the Health district of the Caué organized a community outreach health services called “Health Fair” this Saturday 15 April  in Angolares city.

13 April 2023

_{By Vivian Mugarisi}

Harare, Zimbabwe - Having been diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2016, Busi Mawudzi (49), notes that even though “the treatment journey was not a walk in the park”, being diagnosed and getting treatment early made the journey a lot more bearable.

Harare, Zimbabwe - On 31 March 2023, the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Zimbabwe, Professor Jean- Marie Dangou paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga. He was accompanied by Emergency Team Lead Dr Lincoln Charimari and the Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead Dr Stanley Midzi.

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later, my family and I realized it was malaria after being tested at a nearby health post.” A community member of Mogotho Village from Okavango, one of Botswana’s most malarious districts explained his ordeal at the hands of the disease. “I almost died," he added as he remembered how the disease affected his body.  Aged 77, the man described how he contracted malaria after being bitten by a mosquito outside his home in Okavango District.

World Health Day, commemorated every year on April 7, marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding in 1948 and promotes good health and wellbeing. This year, in addition to drawing attention to Health for All, the theme of the commemoration, WHO is also celebrating 75 years of promoting and improving public health.  

Because the 7th of April coincided with the Easter celebrations, Zambia only officially celebrated WHO’s successes and the World Health Day on April 12, 2023, at the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka. 

On 7^th April 2023, the world celebrated the World Health Day and the 75^th anniversary of the World health organization under the theme Health for All. With this theme, the aim is to call for a new drive for health equity, to leave no one behind, a concept in line with the WHO principles, which states that Health is one of the fundamental rights of human beings, regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.