WHO Announces Winners of ‘Our Planet, Our Health’ Competition that Took Place on April

According to the World Health Organization, environmental factors contribute to an estimated 13 million deaths worldwide each year. Included in this is the climate crisis, which poses the single greatest threat to human health. A health crisis is also caused by the climate crisis.
 
For World Health Day 2022 (7th April 2022), WHO will continue to draw attention to the urgent measures required to keep people and the planet healthy and support a movement to create societies that are focused on well-being in the face of a pandemic, a polluted planet, and rising diseases like cancer, asthma, and heart disease.
 
In order to give Maldivian youth a platform to express their voices and creativity through visual arts and creative writing as part of the yearlong celebrations, WHO collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education Maldives to hold a National Recycled Art Competition and a Short Story Writing Competition themed "Our Planet, Our Health" from April 25 to May 30, 2022.

 
The competitions also aimed to develop future generations into agents of change by promoting the significance of green initiatives, environmental protection, and sustainable living for better health.
 
Students in grades 1 through 9 from all schools were asked to safely produce artwork using only recyclable materials for the Recycled Art Competition. This could include foam, plastic, rope, paper, glass, cardboard, electronic waste, cloth, and other discarded items.
 
On June 26, 2022, first, second, and third place winners in three categories were chosen after receiving more than 300 entries from schools all over the country and with the help of renowned local artists Mr. Ahmed Azmee Haleem (Baachy), Mr. Hussain Ihfal (Iffa), and Ms. Raihana Saleem (Inni).
 
Winners Are As Follows:

 
Dr. Nazneen Anwar, WHO representative, warmly congratulates all the winners and competitors and thanks the organizers, participating ministries, schools, and parents for their interest in and support of the initiative.
 
In order to discuss the logistics for distributing the awards and certificates, the WHO and Ministry of Education will get in touch with the relevant students and schools. Following that, the Ministry of Education will shortlist and announce the winning entries for the Short Story Competition. Accordingly, students and schools will be informed later.

 
All the Recycled Art pieces are showcased at Art Exhibition by WHO, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health from 26th June 2022 (11:00am – 10:00pm) and 27th June 2022 (10:00am – 06:00pm) at Izzudhdheen School Hall, Falhumathee Magu, Male’.