On April 7, 2023, the World Health Organization defined the theme of World Health Day as "seventy-five years of improving public health", aiming at commemorating the public health achievements in improving the quality of life of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization and inspiring people to take action to meet the health challenges of today and tomorrow. The National Health and Wellness Committee defined China's propaganda theme as "quality resources sink, and everyone enjoys health".
In order to commemorate the adoption day of the organization's charter, the World Health Organization was formally established at the first World Health Assembly held in Geneva in June 1948, and decided to designate April 7th as World Health Day every year, and various countries launched various commemorative activities.
The purpose of setting up World Health Day is to arouse the attention of all countries in the world to health problems, mobilize people all over the world to care about and improve the current health situation and improve the health level of human beings. During World Health Day, all member countries of the World Health Organization, including China, held celebrations to publicize and popularize health knowledge and improve people's health.
The Development History of World Health Day
1946 On July 22nd, the United Nations Economic and Social Council held the first International Health Assembly in new york. Representatives of more than 60 countries signed the Charter of the World Health Organization, which came into effect on April 7, 1948.
To commemorate the adoption day of the organization's charter, the World Health Organization was formally established at the first United Nations World Health Assembly held in Geneva in June 1948, and decided to designate July 22nd as World Health Day every year, encouraging countries to hold various commemorative activities.
1949, the Second World Health Assembly decided to take April 7th as the global "World Health Day" from 1950. Considering that schools in most countries have summer holidays in July every year, they cannot participate in this celebration. Since 1950, the World Health Organization has chosen a theme for World Health Day every year, highlighting the key areas of concern of WHO.
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