World Health Day

• World Health Day is celebrated across the world on 7 April to raise awareness about global health issues.

• The World Health Organization was founded on this day in 1948.

• The theme of World Health Day this year is "Healthy beginnings, optimistic future".

• This year World Health Day will launch a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.

• The campaign aims to reduce preventable deaths and improve health outcomes for women and infants.