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Launch of WHO’s Investment Round and announcement of winners of 5th film festival [1]
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Date: 2024-05-26
Join us live for this informal, celebratory event prior to the formal opening of the World Health Assembly.
The event will be opened by WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and attended by High-Level Representatives of Member States and celebrities from the cinema and arts domain, with live performances by Egyptian opera singer Farrah El Dibany.
There will be statements of commitment from Member States and other supporters and announcement of a new WHO Goodwill Ambassador.
The Grand Prix winners of the Health for All Film Festival will be announced by celebrities from the distinguished international jury. The winners of four special film prizes, on the themes of Universal health coverage; Emergencies, Refugees and Migrant Health; Better Health and Physical Activity, and Very Short Films, will also be announced.
More than 900 filmmakers from 110 countries have submitted short films for this 5th edition of the festival, on themes ranging from climate change and refugees to tobacco use and gender-based violence.
This event is primarily for World Health Assembly delegates and special guests by invitation only.
This event will be webcast live from this page.
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