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Launch of Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018 - 2030

Gala event - 8 June 2018

WHO Director General Dr Tedros launched the new WHO global action plan on physical activity 2018-2030, More active people for a healthier world, in Lisbon at Football City, home of the Portuguese National Football Association, at a gala event involving the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Minister of Health, Fernando Araújo, Health Secretary of State, and Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education.

 

WHO launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity

Press release - 4 June 2018

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is today joining Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal to launch the new "WHO Global action plan on physical activity and health 2018-2030: More active people for a healthier world."

 

Video: Let's be active: Everyone, everywhere, everyday

Walk, cycle, skip and swim: being physically active promotes health and protects people from cancers, diabetes, heart disease and obesity – key forms of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The Let’s be active campaign is promoting the advice of the WHO Global action plan on physical activity, which was endorsed at the World Health Assembly in 2018.

This video was made in conjunction with the Olympic Channel with footage kindly provided by the Olympic Channel Archive, Ramblers Scotland, Walk21 Hong Kong, the University of Western Australia Swim for refugees initiative and multiple WHO offices.