World Health Day

World Health Day 2025 Latest News

Every year on April 7, World Health Day is observed to increase global awareness of a varied range of health-related concerns.

About World Health Day 2025

• World Health Day is observed on April 07 every year. 
• This day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 and has been celebrated since 1950. . 
• Each year, World Health Day is used as an opportunity to draw attention to a specific health topic that affects people all over the world. 
• By emphasizing one particular theme every year, World Health Day encourages governments, healthcare organisations, and individuals to work collectively toward improving health standards and access to healthcare.
• The theme for World Health Day 2025 is 'Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures.'
  • This year's theme will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. 
  • This initiative will encourage governments and the healthcare sector to intensify their actions to eliminate preventable maternal and newborn deaths. 
  • It will also focus on the long-term health and well-being of women.
  • The campaign will aim to promote information and strategies that can help support healthy pregnancies and births, and better postnatal health.

World Health Day 2025 FAQs

Q1. On which date is World Health Day observed annually?

Ans. April 7

Q2. What is the theme of World Health Day 2025?

Ans. Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures

Q3. Why is 7th April celebrated as World Health Day?

Ans. It commemorates the establishment of WHO on 7 April 1948.

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