Date: Sunday, 7th April 2024; 75th Anniversary.
Sponsor: World Health Organization (WHO)
Objectives:
World Health Day is annually observed for the following purposes:
- to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization,
- to draw worldwide attention to an essential aspect of global health each year.
Inception:
World Health Day was officially celebrated for the first time in 1949.
History:
In 1948, World Health Day was launched at the First World Health Assembly. The first World Health Day was observed on 22 July 1949, but the date was changed to 7th April in 1950. Since then, it has been annually held on April 7 to mark the establishment of WHO.
World Health Day is one of WHO’s 11 official global health campaigns. The other ten global health campaigns are:
- World Tuberculosis Day,
- World Immunization Week,
- World Malaria Day,
- World No Tobacco Day,
- World AIDS Day,
- World Blood Donor Day,
- World Chagas Disease Day,
- World Patient Safety Day,
- World Antimicrobial Awareness Week,
- World Hepatitis Day.
How to Celebrate the Day
Learn, share, and action!
Since 1950, various governments and non-governmental organizations with interests in public health issues have acknowledged World Health Day annually. On that day, various educational and promotional events, including seminars, lectures, conferences, forums, and social media campaigns, were hosted to raise awareness of health-related issues.
The WHO proposes a particular theme relevant to health each year to promote awareness and share innovative actions.
Annual theme in recent years:
2024 theme: “My Health, My Right.”
2023 theme: “Health for All.”
2022 theme: “Our Planet, Our Health“
2021 theme: “Building A Fairer, Healthier World”
2020 theme: “Support Nurses and Midwives”
2019 theme: “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”
2018 theme: “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”
2017 theme: “Depression: Let’s Talk”
2016 theme: “Beating Diabetes”
2015 theme: “Food Safety”
Official website:
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/
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