The World Health Organisation WHO hosted the fifth iteration of Walk the Talk: The Health Challenge for All on Sunday, May 26, 2024. It was a healthy prelude to the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, drawing almost 8,000 participants.
The Indian and Indonesian missions in Geneva organised dance, yoga, and other warm-up activities, and Sherrie Silver and her Sherrie Silver Foundation Band led musical and dance performances featuring gifted young Rwandan artists and the Italian percussion group Psycodrummers.Alfonso Gomez, the mayor of Geneva, Jürg Lauber, the ambassador of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva, and Nathalie Fontanet, the Geneva Canton Councillor, formally launched the event...
The International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons, World and Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha from Kenya, World and Paralympic champion Marcel Hug from Switzerland, International Paralympic Committee President Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and UK Paralympic Champion and disability and inclusivity advocate Susannah Rodgers were all given "Health Champion" awards by WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Speaking in a session devoted to the promotion of "Health for All" were Ministers Chris Tufton of Jamaica and Anne Rabbitte of Ireland, as well as experts in the fields of immunisation, youth tobacco control, universal health care, and other health-related topics.
A minimum of 8,000 individuals engaged in running, walking, or wheelchair use on the 3 km and 4.2 km courses. Participants' passion and dedication were evident, and they all helped to advance everyone's health and well-being.
Place des Nations and the site of the WHO headquarters hosted festivities in addition to the marathon, including a variety of local and international players in Geneva's cultural and sporting scenes.
A minimum of 8,000 individuals engaged in running, walking, or wheelchair use on the 3 km and 4.2 km courses. Participants' passion and dedication were evident, and they all helped to advance everyone's health and well-being.
Place des Nations and the site of the WHO headquarters hosted festivities in addition to the marathon, including a variety of local and international players in Geneva's cultural and sporting scenes.
The Gasol Foundation provided an intervention on the connection between sport and nutrition, and basketball aficionados got the chance to hone their skills at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) booth. Numerous organisations provided information and events to encourage methods to promote and safeguard health, including the University Hospital of Geneva, the Jamaican Let's Move health promotion project, and the children cancer nonprofit Zoe 4 Life. Read more about 8,000 participants including athletes 8,000 participants including athletes
