GPV/KCV congratulates Orygen on becoming the first Australian organisation to join World Health Organisation (WHO) Youth Council
Orygen has become the first Australian organisation to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Youth Council: a global network harnessing the insights and expertise of young people to shape health policies and strategies.
The WHO Youth Council serves as the voice for more than 50 million youth from 24 youth organisations, providing advice on global health and other development issues from a youth perspective.
Membership for the Council is drawn from organisations which are youth-led or youth-focused, and for the first time an Australian organisation will be represented on the group, which actively engages with the WHO Director-General and senior WHO leadership.
The WHO Youth Council has drafted the Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies, The Declaration, which calls for ensuring accessible and sustainable healthcare, has been presented directly to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.