WHO celebrates 75th anniversary and calls for health equity in face of unprecedented threats Director-General calls on governments and leaders to take action to protect and invest in health and care workers who are at the forefront of the response to health and climate emergencies
On 7 April 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) will mark its 75 th anniversary, along with its 194 Member States and other partners, by calling for a renewed drive for health equity.
Seventy-five years ago, in the aftermath of the deadliest and most destructive war in human history, the Constitution of the World Health Organization came into force: a treaty between the nations of the world, who recognized that health was not only a fundamental human right, but also fundamental to peace and security.
Over the past seven and a half decades, there has been extraordinary progress in protecting people from diseases and destruction, including smallpox eradication, reducing the incidence of polio by 99%, saving millions of lives through childhood immunization, declines in maternal mortality and improving health and well-being for millions more.
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“世卫组织的历史表明，当各国为共同目标走到一起时，能够大有作为，”世卫组织总干事谭德塞博士说。
“The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for a common purpose,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
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“我们有很多值得骄傲的成就，但要实现为所有人提供最高可实现健康标准的初心，还有很多工作要做。
“We have much to be proud of, but much work to do to realize our founding vision of the highest attainable standard of health for all people.
We continue to face vast inequities in access to health services, major gaps in the world’s defences against health emergencies, and threats from health harming products and the climate crisis.