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World Health Day 7 April 2024 | Theme, History & Importance

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7th of April is celebrated as the World Health Day which also marks the anniversary of World Health Organisation (WHO) – a department of United Nations. Every year WHO focuses on a specific public health concern during which various health care organizations – both national and international come forward and strive towards various health concerns that grip the globe. 

World Health Day 2024 Theme 

This year, 2024, the World Health Day theme is "My health, my right." The theme emphasizes the fundamental human right for everyone, everywhere to have access to essential 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.


Year by Year themes of World Health Day

  • World Health Day 2023 Theme: Health For All
  • World Health Day 2022 Theme: Our Planet, Our Health
  • World Health Day 2021 Theme: Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone
  • World Health Day 2020 Theme: Support nurses and midwives
  • World Health Day 2019 Theme: Universal Health: Everyone, Everywhere
World Health Day 2024 Theme | Theme of World Health Day 2024

World Health Organization in establishing Universal Health Access 

Following World War II, various governments regarded health and its universal accessibility as a necessary method of establishing contemporary post-colonial states.


The WHO (founded in 1948) in collaboration with other United Nations (UN) organisations aimed for a new, free, and healthy world. Subsequently, despite the prominence of projects, such as the malaria eradication programme, in the early years of the WHO, other health-promoting ideas were not abandoned.


The work on general healthcare mechanism enhancement was carried out by forming a number of agreements with national governments which made WHO the vanguard for universal healthcare.

History of World Health Organization (WHO) and the evolution of World Health Day 

WHO is the principal global health institution endowed with an enlightened constitution and international legitimacy. The formation of WHO is not an isolated singular event, the milestones are as follows:

  • December 1945 - The Brazilian and Chinese in UN suggested a global health organisation which is completely devoid of any government control.
  • July 1946 - the constitution of the World Health Organization was ratified.
  • April 7th, 1948 - The constitution went into effect and 61 nations were involved in its establishment.
  • July 22, 1949 - The first World Health Day was celebrated but later altered to April 7th to promote student involvement.
  • Since 1950, the WHO Director-General has chosen a new topic and subject for World Health Day each year, based on submissions from member nations and WHO personnel.


Since, 50 years the World Health Days had thrown light on various health issues such as mental health, maternal and child care, and climate change. Patronising activities do continue beyond the celebration day is providing global focus on these important aspects of global health.

Key messages of Word Health Organization in 2024

  • Health For All envisions a society in which all people have good health and may live happy lives in a peaceful, wealthy, and sustainable environment.
  • The right to health is a fundamental human right. Everyone must have access to health care when and when they need it, without financial burden.
  • Thirty percent of the world's population lacks access to basic health treatments.
  • Almost two hundred crore people are facing catastrophic or impoverishing health-care costs, with considerable disparities impacting those in the most disadvantaged circumstances.
  • Universal health coverage (UHC) provides financial security and access to high-quality necessary services, lifts people out of poverty, promotes family and community well-being, safeguards against public health emergencies.
  • To make health for all a reality, we need: individuals and communities with access to high-quality health services, so they can care for their own and their families' health; skilled health workers who provide quality, people-centric care; and policymakers who are committed to investing in universal health coverage.

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