Every year on the occasion of World Health Day (WHD), WHO across the Asia and the Pacific Region, which includes Afghanistan, organizes an art competition for school children aged 8 to 18 years. The aim is to raise children’s awareness on different health topics.
For 2019 the focus of the WHD was primary health care. WHO Afghanistan worked with children from Aschiana foundation in Kabul to produce works of art portraying Primary Health Care as they know it.
Some paintings were selected and sent to Cairo Egypt for evaluation and competition with other countries. Nargis, 15, who wants to be a medical doctor in the future, said her painting will win the competition.
Ayesha, 9, who wants to be a famous artist in the future, said her painting will win for Afghanistan.
Nargis, 15, said, “people living without primary healthcare can't have a good life. They are as if in the dark. All of us have to help people out to brightness with primary health care for all".
Nargis won the 5th place on the art competition and received cash incentive, but also a certificate of merit from WHO.
