Improving health care services for UN personnel, their families and vulnerable communities
Over 90 per cent of the global population breathes unhealthy air resulting from burning of fossil fuels, according to the World Health Organization, and more than 13 million people die every year due to avoidable environmental causes. For World Health Day, UN Volunteer Harry Madimba Massamba shares how he is helping tackle this problem through his assignment with the UN Clinic in Zambia.
As a national UN Volunteer Medical Officer based at the Inter-agency UN Clinic, I support efforts to promote a wellbeing economy and culture in the UN system in Zambia. Human wellbeing, equitable access to healthcare and ecological sustainability are key deliverables that I strive for in my day-to-day work. I believe that the key to a healthy lifestyle is in the mantra of giving: "there is more happiness in giving than in receiving".