The 75th World Health Day is Friday, April 7 and has an inclusive message for 2023.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) celebration is held on the same day every year and always carries a theme.
Here is what you can look out for.
What is World Health Day?
World Health Day was started by the WHO upon its inception.
The organisation says: “In 1948, countries of the world came together and foundedâ¯WHO to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable — so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health and wellbeing.”
The day aims to raise awareness of health concerns and celebrate advancement.
What is the World Health Day 2023 theme?
The 2023 World Health Day theme is Health For All.
The WHO wants to use the 75th anniversary to look back at the transformations in medicine and health care that have improved the quality of life for so many.
“It is also an opportunity to motivate action to tackle the health challenges of today — and tomorrow,” the organisation says.
How is World Health Day celebrated?
The day is always held on April 7 and is sponsored by the WHO as well as its partner organisations. It is the oldest of 11 official global health campaigns the WHO holds annually.
For 2023, the WHO has a selection of articles hailing “public health milestones” over the 75 years.
You can also take part by sharing the hashtags #HealthForAll and #WHO75 on social media.
“The history of WHO demonstrates what is possible when nations come together for a common purpose,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general.
“We have much to be proud of, but much work to do to realise our founding vision of the highest attainable standard of health for all people. We continue to face vast inequities in access to health services, major gaps in the world’s defences against health emergencies, and threats from health harming products and the climate crisis.
“We can only meet these global challenges with global co-operation.”
