- Universal Health Coverage Day (December 12) will be celebrated in conjunction with the Scoring 4 the Goals campaign running on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with a dance and music event on stage main FIFA Fan Zone, Doha (19:00 start).
- award-winning Rwandan choreographer Sherrie Silver; hit song singer I like to move it; The crazy specialist; and champion soccer player of the WHO Goodwill Ambassadors Didier Drogba and Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker will participate in the event.
- FIFA, the World Health Organization, the Education Above All Foundation and the Qatari Ministry of Public Health team up for a fun public call for Health for All.
The FIFA World Cup semi-finals will kick off with a dance and music extravaganza to celebrate Health for All on Universal Health Coverage Day (December 12) at the FIFA Fan Festival Main Stage in Doha, Qatar.
The event “Be Active: Bring The Moves for Health For All”, organized by FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Education Above All Foundation and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), will have the special participation of dance stars. , music and soccer.
The activation is part of Education Above All’s Scoring 4 The Goals global campaign to advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The event is supported by award-winning Hollywood dancer and choreographer, Sherrie Silver; singer The Mad Stuntman, the voice of worldwide success I like to move it, move it, What is the FIFA-WHO theme song? bring the moves physical activity campaign; and WHO Goodwill Ambassadors and soccer champions Didier Drogba and Alisson Becker.
“I am looking forward to bringing the movements to the FIFA Fan Festival and doing my part to promote Health for All on Universal Health Coverage Day on behalf of Rwanda and in support of the Education Above All Foundation,” said Sherrie Silver. “Dance has been a source of not only joy and passion for me, but also being healthy, physically and mentally.”
The event will celebrate the importance of health in a number of ways, including:
- marking the oneAnnual UHC Day CampaignLed by WHO and global partners, to promote and accelerate access to affordable, equitable and effective health care worldwide;
- calling for progress on Sustainable Development Goal 3 for health and well-being, as part of the EAAF/UN led #ScoringForTheGoals campaign; Y
- promote increased physical activity through a mass dance-led workout, held the day before the launch of the “Be Active: Bring The Moves” health campaign during the semi-finals on December 13 and 14.
Dance artist and vocalist The Mad Stuntman said: “I’m so happy to see the football fans Bring The Moves and dance for health to my song, I Like To Move It, during the World Cup. I can’t wait to see some moves with my own eyes on December 12 when I join Sherie Silver and football lovers from around the world at the FIFA Fan Festival as we join the global movement for Health for All on Day of Universal Health Coverage”.
Didier Drogba, WHO Goodwill Ambassador and FIFA Legend, said: “We can be active for health in many ways, moving for fitness or calling for access to care for all. I am proud to lend my voice to both on Universal Health Coverage Day in Doha.”
Alisson Becker, goalkeeper for Brazil and Liverpool, and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Promotion, added: “On Universal Health Coverage Day, let’s all be active and do our part to make health for all our objective”.
The theme of UHC Day 2022 is “Build the world we want: a healthy future for all”, which aims to demand stronger health systems committed to equity, trust, healthy environments, investments and responsibility. .
The Scoring 4 the Goals campaign aims to raise awareness and call for action to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda to achieve a more prosperous and equitable future for all.
Editor’s Notes:
For the stations: Video statements by Didier Drogba and Alisson Becker in support of Universal Health Coverage Day are available. To access, download it by clicking here. (Note: Videos can be used as of December 11.)
WHO and Ministry of Public Health, Qatarin close collaboration with FIFA, launched the three-year Sport for Health partnership in 2021 with the goals of promoting healthy living, health safety, and physical and mental well-being at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, and leveraging the tournament to showcase best practices. for use at major sporting events around the world.
WHO and FIFA signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019 to promote healthy lifestyles through football. Since then, the organizations have collaborated on multiple health campaigns, including engaging soccer fans and the general public in actions to promote physical activity, mental health, tobacco control, and COVID-19 prevention.
EAAF and the UN launched, at the start of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, the #Scoring4theGoals campaign to promote the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
More information: WHO- Universal Health Coverage Day
