World Health Day Themes

World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April each year as Global Health Awareness Day.

It marks the founding day of WHO – World Health Organisation in 1948.

WHO started celebrating the World Health day from 1950.

Each year WHO decides a theme, here’s the list –

• • 1991: Should Disaster Strike, be prepared

  • 1992: Heart beat: A rhythm of Health

  • 1993: Handle life with care: Prevent violence and Negligence

  • 1994: Oral Health for a Healthy Life

  • 1995: Global Polio Eradication

  • 1996: Healthy Cities for better life

  • 1997: Emerging infectious diseases

  • 1998: Safe motherhood

  • 1999: Active aging makes the difference

  • 2000: Safe Blood starts 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: Healthy heart beat, Healthy blood pressure

  • 2014: Vector-borne diseases: small bite, big threat

  • 2015: Food safety

  • 2016: Halt the rise: beat diabetes

  • 2017: Depression: Let’s talk

  • 2018: Universal Health Coverage: : everyone, everywhere

  • 2019: Universal Health Coverage: : everyone, everywhere

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