Last Sunday, April 7, was World Health Day, and at Microbac we want to support the message of this date officially proclaimed in 1946 by 61 members of the United Nations, who at that time, joined together to form the “World Health Organization” (WHO).
Every year a new motto is proposed, this year’s being “my health, my right,” a phrase that seeks to emphasize that health is a basic and universal right, which all citizens of the world should be able to access with dignity.
The WHO Council on Health Economics for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution. However, countries are not passing or implementing laws that guarantee that their populations have the right to access health services. This supports the fact that at least 4.5 billion people (more than half of the world’s population) were not fully covered by essential health services in 2021 (PAHO figures).
Another objective that the WHO is seeking this year is to raise awareness among the population about the relationship between climate change and the worsening of people’s general health.
The climate crisis has been taking away our right to breathe clean air, and indoor and outdoor air pollution claims a life every five seconds.
As a company, we are part of the health sector, specifically the clinical diagnosis sector. Providing a quality, optimal and efficient service is part of our objectives to contribute to the development of the detection of diseases that, if discovered early, can even be reversible.
We urge everyone to continue getting screened in 2024!
