Zambia Philately: 1973 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation – 15n Health Begins at Home

WHO recognised four nutritional deficiency diseases that, by their extent and social significance, caused the most serious public health problems in the developing countries. There were protein, calorie malnutrition, xerophthalmia, nutritional anaemias, and endemic goitre.

In most WHO-assisted nutrition projects, the nutrition activities were carried out within the framework of the health services, but they also were centred on specific programmes, depending on the needs of the countries concerned and on local conditions.

The 15n stamp’s mottos are: Health begins at Home/Good Food means Good Health.

Details
  • Designer: Gabriel Ellison
  • Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa)
  • Process: Lithography
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 14 (comb)
  • Cylinders: Printed in panes of four separated by gutters, guillotined between vertical panes and distributed in panes of two.
    • 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1A (Brown) 1A (Pale Violet) 1A (Gold) : 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black) 1C (Brown) 1C (Pale Violet) 1C (Gold) [Upper left  : upper right]
    • 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) 1B (Brown) 1B (Pale Violet) 1B (Gold) : 1D (Cyan) 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Black) 1D (Brown) 1D (Pale Violet) 1D (Gold) [Lower left : lower right]
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References
  • The work of WHO, 1973: annual report of the Director-General to the World Health Assembly and to the United Nations