World Health Day (07 April) History, Significance, Theme and Observation

World Health Day Quick Facts

World Health Day Brief

Every year 7 April is celebrated all over the world as 'World Health Day'. Under this, the aim is to keep people around the world conscious of their health. Apart from this, people all over the World have to be provided health facilities without facing any economic problems.

World Health Day History

The celebration of World Health Day started in 1950. Earlier in 1948, on 7th April, W.H.O. was established. In the same year W.H.O. The first World Health Assembly was held, in which it was decided to celebrate World Health Day every year from 7 April.

How to celebrate World Health Day

World Health Day is celebrated globally by various health organizations including government, non-government, NGOs in many places by organizing programs related to people's health issues and awareness.

World Health Day Theme(s)

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Why is celebrate World Health Day?

World Health Day focuses on increasing life expectancy by promoting healthy living habits and adding good health to people's lives. Today's youth are also targeted through this program to make them healthy and save them to create a healthy and free world from AIDS and HIV.

In order to make a world free from the wide spread of diseases caused by blood sucking and pathogens, WHO has also introduced disease spreading vectors like Mosquitoes (Malaria, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Chikungunya, Yellow Fever etc.) Mitch, Moth, Sandfly, Snail etc. Bringing it to the attention of the people.

What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?

The World Health Organization is an important organization to develop mutual cooperation and standards on health related problems of the countries of the world. This institution was established on 7th April, 1948. It is a subsidiary unit of the United Nations Organization. The World Health Organization has 193 member states and two affiliated members.

Its main objective is to raise the standard of health of the people of the world. The headquarters of the World Health Organization is located in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. India is also a member country of the World Health Organization and its Indian headquarter is located in the capital Delhi. Ethiopian doctor Tadros Adrenom Ghebreyesus has been elected as the new Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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