https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6637380&GUID=C9E89C3C-812D-4BFE-B697-797BD7DA9DA0Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6637380&GUID=C9E89C3C-812D-4BFE-B697-797BD7DA9DA0C9E89C3C-812D-4BFE-B697-797BD7DA9DA0-2024-05-10-12-53-38Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 7TH AS WORLD HEALTH DAY WHEREAS, April 7 is recognized as World Health Day; and WHEREAS, around the world, millions of people's right to health is increasingly being threatened. Diseases and disasters loom large as causes of death and disability. Conflicts are devastating lives, causing death, pain, hunger, and psychological distress; and WHEREAS, in 1948, countries of the world came together and founded?the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable; and WHEREAS, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners, and people to promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable, and champion global efforts to achieve better health for all; and WHEREAS, WHO plays an essential role in supporting countries to prepare for, detect, respond to, and recover from health emergencies, including pandemics, disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises; and WHEREAS, six key programmatic divisions at the WHO headquarters drive action towards the TrFri, 10 May 2024 12:53:38 GMT