World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7 to spread awareness around maintaining good health and a balanced lifestyle.
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April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day.
From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization.
Over 1 million people have been infected by the deadly contagion while more than 60,000 have lost their lives to Covid-19 infection.
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On April 7, 1948, the United Nations established WHO by the constitution, putting it in charge of classifying diseases.
WHO acts as the branch of the United Nations responsible for global public health.
The organization’s team, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
Some highlights of WHO’s long list of impacts on the world include:
Smallpox was eradicated in 1979 after WHO’s 12-year vaccination campaign.
WHO developed a treatment plan for tuberculosis in 1995 that has saved more than 37 million lives.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was adopted in 2005, which prompted countries to establish smoke-free public spaces and print pictorial warnings on cigarette packages.
In 2014, WHO sponsored thousands of health care workers to research and treat the Ebola virus. West Africa was officially Ebola-free by 2016.
The WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
World Health Day
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World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7 to spread awareness around maintaining good health and a balanced lifestyle.
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World Health Organization: