Tuesday, 29 August 2023

1973 - the 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organization

A Qatar stamp issue from 1973, come to my mind today.

I saw a post regarding Malaria Awareness in postage stamps 


https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-021-03932-7?fbclid=IwAR3TGPMuR0SDV_OM7rugiE8jCaQHEsDMB2QcjW1N2e7zppcVmGBNp5jFzlM


Surprisingly, Malaria (from the Italian for 'Bad Air') has been around for centuries - but it may just about be coming to end, with the introduction of the first vaccines in 2019.


US President John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech (1961), in which he stated that the common enemies of man are tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.


Is perhaps appropriate even today, issues of humanity remain the top priority of world leaders.




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