World Health Day – 2022 has appropriately given the theme, we need to nurture our plant, so that it nurtures us, and the future generations for a healthy life and wellbeing. We need to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being.
The World Health Organisation has proposed ‘Our planet, our health’ as the theme for World Health Day – 2022. The purpose of this theme is to attract the attention of the society to the lingering dangers of lifestyle disorders, and the imperceptible impact that our social and personal acts have on the health of the planet.
The continued onslaught of COVID-19 had confounded our priorities for firefighting the immediate threat. Though the menace of this pandemic is still not completely obliterated, we must also be open to the persisting perils of the lifestyle influencers, and the need to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being.
On the occasion of the World Health Day 2022, I call upon the public, and the policy makers to be cognisant of the need for policies and practices that help us to mitigate the current burden of disease and disability, and also foster a healthy and wholesome social ecosystem that alone can sustain the pristine beauty of our planet.
As the World Health Organisation has appropriately given the theme, we need to nurture our plant, so that it nurtures us, and the future generations for a healthy life and wellbeing. It is my privilege to greet all on the occasion of World Health Day – 2022, on behalf of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
As the university dedicated to grooming the future healthcare professionals, we also have the responsibility to create awareness of healthy life habits in the society. In this regard, the University has been proactively engaged in the outreach activities in the community, directly through healthcare awareness campaigns, and also by way of the social transformations through the National Service Scheme (NSS).
Dr. M. K. Ramesh
Vice Chancellor
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
