Learn about World Health Day 7/4

World Health Day is an event organized by the World Health Organization every year to celebrate the founding of the organization, which is April 7. This is the day for the World Health Organization to propagate and associate the community with health messages.

World Health Day 2017 has the theme "Prevention of depression".

In 1948, the World Health Organization organized the first world health conference and this conference selected April 7 every year as the world health day, starting in 1950. The goal of the health day The world is making the community aware of a specific health topic prioritized by the World Health Organization for that year. Activities and costs still last after the annual world health day, ie there is a day to make 365 days with specific goals.

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects a priority area of ​​global Public Health to be the theme for World Health Day.World Health Day 2017 with the theme "Prevention of depression" was selected to raise the awareness of the whole society about the burden of depression, stigma and elimination of mental disorders in general and depression. feeling in particular and a simple, effective way to prevent and help overcome depression, towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: Ensuring a healthy and happy life for everyone.

In response to this year's World Health Day, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization organizes activities with the theme " Let's talk to prevent depression".