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World Health Day

April 7 , 2019 2061 days 826 0
  • 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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