Today is World Health Day 2024 with the theme, ‘My Health, My Right’
The global right to health continues to face challenges. COVID-19 showed how far we were from universal health coverage – a situation where all people have access to the good quality care that they need without suffering financial hardship. The poor were pushed further into poverty and had to struggle to cope with the health and economic fallouts of the pandemic.
Diseases, disasters, and conflicts continue to claim lives, while air pollution from fossil fuels (such as the fuel from that generator 
) threatens clean air. Despite health being recognized as a human right in over 140 countries, many lack access to essential services.
This year’s theme, ‘My Health, My Right’, advocates for quality health services, education, clean water, nutrition, and freedom from discrimination for everyone, everywhere. We should continue to hold government at all levels accountable for ensuring universal health coverage.
In your own little corner, though, how are you contributing to creating a healthier, more equitable world?