Context
World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated on the 7th April every year.
History
- The World Health Organization (WHO) convened the first World Health Assembly in 1948, which called for the establishment of a “World Health Day.”
- The first World Health Day was held on April 7, 1950, and it has been observed on that date every year thereafter.
- The main goal of the day is to raise awareness about a certain health topic in order to highlight a World Health Organization priority area of concern.
Theme
- The theme for World Health Day 2022 is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’.
- This year’s theme aims to direct global attention toward the well-being of our planet and the humans living in it.
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Right to Health in India
- Articles 39, 41, 42 and 47 in the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)contain provisions regarding Health.
- Article 21 provides for the right to life and personal liberty and is a fundamental right.
Significance
- World Health Day is one of eight official global health campaigns marked by WHO.
- Which include World Tuberculosis Day, World Immunization Week, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World AIDS Day, World Blood Donor Day, and World Hepatitis Day.
- On World Health day WHO organizes international, regional and local events related to a particular theme.
- It primarily focuses on universal health coverage by fixing medical infrastructure.
About World Health Organisation (WHO)
- The WHO was established on 7 April 1948, which is commemorated as World Health Day.
- It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
- The WHO is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
- The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as ensuring “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.”
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