World Health Day

 One Health Approach: The campaign emphasizes that human, animal, and environmental health are interdependent, requiring integrated surveillance and action to prevent future pandemics.   April 7th , Celebration of the  World Health Day 2026 .  Pan American Health Organization .

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7th , under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations. Join the celebration!

The  Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures  Campaign, will urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths , and to prioritize women’s longer-term health and well-being . Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn Many pregnancy-related complications going undetected and untreated – WHO World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health

How improve  Maternal and Newborn Health ? We can: Help every woman and baby to survive and thrive. This task is critical. Tragically, based on currently published estimates, close to 300 000 women lose their life due to pregnancy or childbirth each year, while over 2 million babies die in their first month of life and around 2 million more are stillborn. That’s roughly 1 preventable death every 7 seconds. Based on current trends, a staggering 4 out of 5 countries are off track to meet targets for improving maternal survival by 2030. 1 in 3 will fail to meet targets for reducing newborn deaths. Listen to women and support families. Women and families everywhere need high quality care that supports them physically and emotionally, before, during and after birth. Health systems must evolve to manage the many health issues that impact maternal and newborn health. These not only include direct obstetric complications but also mental health conditions, noncommunicable diseases and fami...

The health of mothers and babies is the foundation of healthy families and communities , helping ensure hopeful futures for us all.  The WHO has prepared a range of campaign assets to help disseminate messages promoting maternal and newborn health . Get the  World Health Organization (WHO)   campaign assets !

To mark World Health Day on April 7th , the World Health Organization (WHO) is running the “My health, my right” campaign to champion the right to health of everyone, everywhere. The campaign advocates for ensuring universal access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination. All around the world, the core challenges consistently compromising the right to health are political inaction coupled with a lack of accountability and funding, compounded by intolerance, discrimination and stigma. Populations facing marginalization or vulnerability suffer the most, such as people who live in poverty, are displaced, are older or live with disabilities.While inaction and injustice are the major drivers of the global failure to deliver on the right to health, current crises are leading to especially egregious violations of this right. ...