GENEVA [Switzerland], Indian actor-filmmaker Nandita Das has stressed the need to celebrate films that focus on health through a range of issues ranging from war trauma to burnout, climate change, mental health and healthy ageing. Concentrates. Nandita, who is a part of it. The jury of the World Health Organization's 5th Health for All Film Festival announced the winners on the eve of the 77th World Health Assembly starting on Monday in Geneva, at an event that also launched WHO's investment round. The actor was on the panel of Winners in seven categories were announced, with four films receiving special mentions from the jury. The winning entries were selected from over 900 filmmakers from 110 countries who submitted short films on topics ranging from climate change and refugees to tobacco. "WHO's Health for All Film Festival collects many powerful stories about the diverse health experiences of people around the world," WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at the event on Sunday. said in."The stories of people affected by health problems help us understand people's lived experiences and move forward towards achieving better health for all," she said in a statement released by the UN agency. And he has acted in over 40 feature films in 10 different languages, he said, adding that he is delighted to be a juror for the WHO Festival and announce the winners of the 5th edition of the annual event. Nandita said, "Films can create awareness, challenge prejudices, ask uncomfortable questions and tell stories that need to be told. Health is our right and responsibility individually and collectively. So these issues It's important to celebrate films that focus on." Health featured prominently in this year's winning entries, including a powerful short film from France about the difficulties of supporting a relative suffering from a serious illness. The film features a 14-year-old girl Another winning film from Cancer Turkiye depicts the survival and recovery of a young Syrian refugee mother in southern Turkiye who suffered heavy responsibilities while living alone with her mother. The film details his rehabilitation progress, including learning to walk again. He was selected in three main competition categories at the WHO Health for All Film Festival. A "Grand Prix" is awarded in each of: Universal Health Coverage, Health Emergencies, and Improved Health and Well-being, which aligns with the WHO Triple.Arab goals. Additionally, four special awards were given to a student-made film, a film on physical activity and health, a film on the health of migrants and refugees and a very short film. In addition to Nandita Das and Sharon Stone, the international jury selected the winners included. actor Alfonso Herrera; filmmaker and producer Apolline Traoré Olympic swimmer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini; Multidisciplinary artist Mario Macilou and film director Paul Gerndal. Meanwhile, WHO has launched a new 'investment round' with the aim of raising funds worth billions of US dollars. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the 194-member, United States-based agency, said on Sunday the increased commitment would add US$4 billion to the agency's US$11.1 billion budget over four years from 2025 to 2028.The WHO chief said the world is facing a difficult time with multiple overlapping challenges of climate change, displacement, poverty, inequality, polarization, disease outbreaks, increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions. The goal is to raise US$7 billion over four years to support countries to respond to these challenges,” Ghebreyesus posted on Twitter. Addressing a media briefing last week, the WHO chief said that 'investment The 'Round' is designed to ensure voluntary contributions, which currently constitute the majority of WHO's funding, will be more predictable, flexible, sustainable "Our new investment case shows how WHO's support will drive progress in global health and save millions of lives Why and how is it necessary? It will be launched during the assembly on May 28." Tedros said the 77th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva from May 27 to June with the theme "Health for All, Health for All".The investment round is the result of recommendations from the WHO Working Group on Sustainable Financing and was approved at the 154th meeting of the WHO Executive Board in January 2024. It will secure funding for the WHO's 14th General Program of Action, Brazil, during Sunday's event. Announced that as part of its G20 presidency, the country will host high-level events, including a leaders' summit in November, to support the investment round and unite countries to join the initiative. Qatar's Health Minister Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari announced the contribution. The investment round includes USD 4 million in fully flexible funds, and intends to contribute further “Health care is a fundamental human right and we must continue to invest in the World Health Organization to protect our health.Unity is the key to your success." Dr Mohammed Al Kuwari said France, Germany and Norway have announced that they will serve as co-hosts for th investment round, according to the WHO statement. World Health Assembly WHO It is a decision-making body attended by delegations from all WHO member states and focuses on a specific health agenda drawn up by the executive board, the WHO chief said during the assembly. , the UN agency will launch a new global health strategy – which has been developed.I have partnered with 194 Member States and partners – setting a course to get the world back on track to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.