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World Health Day
April 7 , 2019
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- Every year, the World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 as a global health awareness day under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization.
- WHO was created in April 7, 1948.
- This year (2019) marks the end of the World Health Organization’s 70th-anniversary celebrations.
- The theme of this year’s World Health Day 2019 is “Health for All”.
- India's work towards health coverage for all includes introduction of Ayushman Bharat scheme.
- This scheme has been introduced to provide a family cover of Rs. 5 lacs to socio-economically weaker sections of the society.
- All the UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, as a part of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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