PAHO/WHO Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands Country Office hosted its 1st World Health Day Film Festival. Under the theme “Our planet. Our health.”, this year’s observation of World Health Day on 7 April 2022 challenged us to reimagine our world for a healthier tomorrow.
The Office of The Prime Minister (OPM), in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection, and the University of The Bahamas facilitated a film competition for high school and college students with the purpose of raising awareness between the linkages between climate change and health and encouraging youth advocacy and leadership in this area. Submissions came from students on the Bahamian islands of Abaco and New Providence.
Judges included:
- Dr. Eldonna Boisson – PAHO/WHO Country Representative for The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
- Dr Phillip Swann – Acting Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness
- Mr Kareem Mortimer – renowned Bahamian filmmaker
- Ms. Torree Musgrove – Research Analyst, Sustainable Development Goals Unit, Office of the Prime Minister
- Ms. Chanel Williams - Urban Planner, Department of Environmental Planning and Protection
The top winners were:
College/University category
- Megan Darling- Bahamas Baptist College University, New Providence
- Jaqual Harris- Bahamas Baptist College University, New Providence (honourable mention)
- Felicity Darville- Bahamas Baptist College University, New Providence (honourable mention)
Highschool category
- Ricardo Ferguson – Patrick J. Bethel Highschool, Abaco
To view the World Health Day Film Festival, click the link that follows https://fb.watch/cnt3J07954/
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