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In 1948, the World Health Organization held the First World Health
Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with
effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The World Health Day is
celebrated to create “awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a
priority area of concern for the World Health Organization (WHO)”. Activities
– related to that particular theme and the resources provided – continue
beyond 7 April, that is, the designated day for celebrating the World Health
Day.
World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. The
theme was selected in recognition of the effect urbanization has on our
collective health globally and for us all individually.
Some facts on urbanization
Over 3 billion people live in cities.
In 2007, the world’s population living in cities surpassed 50% for the
first time in history.
By 2030, six out of every 10 people will be city dwellers, rising to
seven out of every 10 people by 2050.
World Health Day campaign: 1000 Cities, 1000 Lives
With the campaign 1000 cities, 1000 lives, events will be organized
worldwide during the week of 7 – 11 April 2010.
The global goals of the campaign are:
1000 cities: to open up public spaces to health, whether it be activities
in parks, town hall meetings, clean-up campaigns, or closing off portions of
streets to motorized vehicles.
1000 lives: collect 1000 stories of urban health champions who have
taken action and had a significant impact on health to in their lives.
World Health Day 2009 focuses on the safety of health facilities and
the readiness of health workers who treat people affected by emergencies.
Health centres and staff provide vital health care in communities every day.
In disasters, their services are in even greater demand: treating injuries,
preventing illnesses and caring for people’s urgent health needs.
A safe hospital that continues to function at optimum capacity during
and after a disaster or other emergency is a safe haven that protects lives.
Safe health facilities are a joint responsibility, requiring crucial support from
other sectors to ensure essential life-lines. When health facilities stop
functioning, it is a double blow to a devastated community.
The theme for World Health Day 2007 was international health
security. The aim was to urge governments, organizations and businesses to
"invest in health, build a safer future".
Emerging diseases, such as SARS and avian influenza, humanitarian
emergencies, health risks from effects of climate change or environmental
degradation, and other acute health threats can all be defined as public
health emergencies. International health security is the first line of defence
against health shocks that can devastate people, societies and economies
worldwide.
A high-level global debate took place in Singapore on 2 April 2007, in
advance of the Day, to raise the profile of international health security. The
wide-ranging debate challenged panellists to confront the public health,
business and diplomatic obstacles to improved cross-border cooperation, and
urged them to find a way forward to more effective collaboration.
Key messages for World Health Day 2007:
1. Threats to health know no borders.
2. Invest in health, build a safer future.
3. Health leads to security; insecurity leads to poor health.
4. Preparedness and quick response improve international health
security.
5. The World Health Organization is making the world more secure
In 2006, World Health Day was devoted to the health workforce crisis.
Health workers - the people who provide health care to those who need it -
are at the heart of health systems. But around the world, there is a chronic
shortage of health workers as a result of decades of underinvestment in their
education, training, salaries, working environment and management. The
results are evident: clinics with no health workers and hospitals that cannot
recruit or keep key staff. This is a crisis from which no country is entirely
immune.
Hundreds of organizations hosted events to draw attention to the
global health workforce crisis and to celebrate the dignity and value of
working for health.
World Health day 2005: Make every mother and child count
The theme of World Health Day 2005 was healthy mothers and
children. The well-being of societies is directly linked to the health and
survival of mothers and children. Yet too many mothers and children are
dying or suffering from the effects of ill-health, poor nutrition and inadequate
health care. Nearly all these deaths occur in low- and middle-income
countries, and mainly among the poorest of the poor.
Events were organized worldwide to raise awareness of this needless
suffering, and of the efforts needed by all to ensure life and good health
among these precious members of society.
In 2004, for the first time in the WHO history, World Health Day was
focused on the theme of road safety. Although road traffic collisions kill more
than 1.2 million people a year around the world, they are largely neglected
as a health issue, perhaps because they are still viewed by many as events
which are beyond our control. Yet the risks are known: speeding, alcohol,
non-use of helmets, seat belts and other restraints, poor road design, poor
enforcement of road safety regulations, unsafe vehicle design, and poor
emergency health services.
World Health Day 2004 tried to advocate a "systems approach" to road
safety, which takes into consideration the key aspects of the system: the
road user, the vehicle and the infrastructure.
World Health Day 2003 was a call to do more to protect three of our
greatest assets: health, the environment and our children. Every year, more
than 5 million children under the age of 15 die from diseases and conditions
caused by the environments in which they live, learn and play. Many of these
deaths could be prevented through the creation of healthy environments in
the home, the school and the community at large.
From India to Ireland and from Chile to China, hundreds of
communities, teachers, local governments, civil society groups, medical
professionals and children participated in events to support solutions to
minimize environmental risks.
World Health Day 2002 stimulated a global debate on the shift in the
global burden of disease and the factors that are fuelling this process of
change. In most parts of the world, noncommunicable diseases have become
a major epidemic. This is due, in part, to a rapid change in lifestyles leading
to reduced physical activity, changing diets and increased tobacco use. This
trend is present in all societies, rich and poor, developed and developing.
To draw the attention of policy-makers, the public health community
and civil society to these issues, World Health Day 2002 emphasized the
importance of fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
World Health Day 2001 was dedicated to influencing public opinion and
stimulating debate on how to improve the current condition of mental health
patients around the world. Nobody is immune to mental disorders, and their
impact in psychological, social and economic terms is very high.
GP is done twice a year. One week in April and one week in October.
The second round of GP for year 2001 is in October 15-19.
GP improves child survival and safe motherhood. And also improves
skills, capacity to learn for better educational and school performance.
Reference: http://www2.doh.gov.ph/GP/gplinggo.pdf