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07/04/23 21:23 PM IST

World Health Day 2023

In News
  • World Health Day is observed annually to draw attention to a special health topic of concern to people all over the world.
  • It is celebrated to commemorate the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 7, 1948.
About World Health Day
  • This year, marking WHO’s 75th anniversary, it is being celebrated with the theme ‘Health for All’.
  • The aim of the theme is to create an opportunity for the world to look back at public health successes that have helped improve the quality of life over the past 70 years.
  • The theme also calls on the world to take required actions which can help tackle health challenges today and tomorrow.
History
  • In December 1945, representatives from Brazil and China proposed the creation of a worldwide health organization that would be inclusive and totally free from any sovereign powers.
  • In July 1946 in New York, the World Health Organization‘s constitution was approved.
  • An agreement to create the NGO was signed by 61 nations, and it came into being on April 7th, 1948.
  • One of the initial official activities of the WHO was the establishment of World Health Day.
  • It was initially observed on July 22nd, 1949, but to encourage more student engagement, the date was subsequently changed to April 7th, the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s creation.
Significance
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) uses World Health Day, which honors the organization’s founding, to annually draw attention to a problem of vital importance to world health.
  • The WHO organizes events on a particular theme at the global, regional, and local levels on World Health Day.
  • World Health Day is observed by a number of countries and non-governmental organizations interested in public health issues, such as the Global Health Council, by planning events and emphasizing their support in media reports
Source- Indian Express

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