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In 1948, the World Health Organization
held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7th
April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The World
Health Day is celebrated to create “awareness of a specific health theme
to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization (WHO)”.
Activities - related to that particular theme and the resources provided - continue
beyond 7th April, that is, the designated day for celebrating the World Health
Day.
Here are the themes of the previous World
Health Days:
* 2009:
Save lives, Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies
* 2008: Protecting health
from the adverse effects of climate change
* 2007:
International health security
* 2006: Working together
for health
* 2005: Make every mother
and child count
* 2004: Road safety
* 2003: Shape the Future
of Life: Healthy Environments for Children
* 2002: Move for Health
* 2001:
Mental Health: Stop Exclusion, Dare to Care
* 2000: Safe Blood Start
with Me
* 1999: Active Aging
Makes the Difference
* 1998: Safe Motherhood
* 1997: Emerging Infectious
Diseases
* 1996:
Healthy Cities for Better Life
* 1995: Global Polio
Eradication |
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