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[George(s) Lessard]

Move for Health Minister's Walk - Bhutan 

As part of the UNICEF-sponsored Move for Health project, Bhutan's 
Minister of Health & Education walked over 500 kilometers in a 16-day 
period in October, 2002 to draw attention to the importance of health 
and to raise money for Bhutan's Health Trust Fund. In addition to 
promoting healthy living through exercise, the walk was intended to 
be a tribute to Bhutan's health workers, who walk daily to remote, 
hard-to-reach areas to deliver immunisation and other health services 
across the country. As they stopped in different districts across the 
country, the Minister and his team emphasised the importance of 
utilising health services and healthy living, talking to citizens 
about the importance of physical activity, sanitation, nutrition, and 
breast-feeding. 
http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv42003/sld-7625.html 
Contact Heidi Larson hlarson at unicef.org OR Lisa Jacobs 
ljacobs at unicef.org OR Leki Dorji lekibhtf at druknet.bt  

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The Drum Beat - Issue 197 - Communication & Change News & Issues
May 19, 2003


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