Health for all is what WHO is talking about this year. A special year when WHO has its 75th birthday. From 1948 to 2023 we have come a long way with member states striving hard to make the health of all possible.
Quality health starts with quality healthcare personnel. So lack of quality or quantity in that respect puts that at risk, Plus while we all wish to be healthy, we need to start building healthy habits right from childhood. Preventive healthcare habits need to be built up, for better health of the population.
Check out the WHO Health Milestones for 75 years
While the Government must do its part, the individual can do theirs by taking care of their own health with healthy choices every day. The food we eat, the daily exercise, sleep, and social, environmental, and mental health all takes their toll. Access to quality treatment needs the cooperation of the person, the healthcare industry with the Governmental machinery supporting it. Take away any one leg of this tripod the health system collapses. Unfortunately, that’s what is happening in NHS in the UK even though they have advanced technology and great healthcare workers. The budget is lowered until the system collapses.
WHO having an altruistic role leads us well but Healthcare economics is like the proverbial who-will-bell-the-cat situation. For a happy and healthy future, we need to work on the present now and every day.
WHO Action Plans for World Health Day 2023 Going forward(source WHO)
Shift from economies driven by profit and pollution to economies driven by fairness and well-being.
Success must be measured by the well-being of people and healthy environments.
Engage and empower individuals, families, and communities for increased social participation and enhanced self-care in health. Ensure informed and active participation, with people at the center of health decisions and outcomes.
Strengthen integrated national health systems using a PHC approach to deliver essential quality services with financial protection, with equity-oriented, gender-sensitive, and rights-based programming to reach and engage those in greatest need and improve the health and well-being of all people at all ages.
Enable non-State actors to participate in government-led planning, progress reviews or implementation towards UHC.
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