WORLD HEALTH DAY 

World Health Day :- World Health Day is celebrated at various places throughout the world on the 7th of April every year. This day has especially been dedicated to spread awareness about the importance of good health in our life. Its importance is emphasized by way of various activities held on this day.

World Health Day Celebrations: Special Activities :- The World Health Assembly decides a specific theme for World Health Day each year. Different activities are organized on World Health Day to make people aware about the specific theme covered that year and also about the importance of health in general.As a part of the World Health Day celebrations, various events and activities are organized to help people understand how to avoid different health issue and lead a healthy life. Demonstrations and speeches are also given to help those fighting against different diseases to help them cope up with the same. These speeches are given to motivate and encourage patients and their family members to let them know that they are not alone in their battle. Skits are organized and games are played to put across these points in an interesting way to reach out to the masses. Children are our future and they must specially be made aware about leading a healthy lifestyle. This is the reason why many schools and colleges around the world make it a point to celebrate World Health Day. Speeches, games, quiz contests and other activities are organized in schools to help children learn about the importance of maintaining health in a simple and easy way. Essay writing and debate competitions are also held. Students actively participate in these events.

Themes of World Health Day since the year 2000 :- 

2000 – Safe Blood Start with me

2001 – Mental Health: Stop Exclusion, Dare to Care

2002 – Move for Health

2003 – Shape the Future of Life: Healthy Environments for Children

2004 – Road safety

2005 – Make every mother and child count

2006 – Working together for health

2007 – International health security

2008 – Protecting Health from the Adverse Effects of Climate Change

2009 – Save Lives, Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies

2010 – Urbanization and Health: Make Cities Healthier

2011 – Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow

2012 – Good Health Adds Life to Years

2013 – Hypertension: Silent Killer, Global Public Health Crisis

2014 – Vector-borne diseases

2015 – Food safety

2016 – Diabetes: Scale up prevention, strengthen care, and enhance surveillance

2017 – Depression: Let’s talk

2018 – Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere

2019 - “Health For All – Everyone, Everywhere”

2020 - Support Nurses And Midwives 

 2021 - Building a Fairer, Healthier World

Conclusion :- People these days are so engrossed in their work that health has taken a back seat. World Health Day is celebrated to highlight the importance of making our health our priority. We would be able to handle other aspects of our life efficiently only when we are healthy.