The World Health Day is a worldwide day sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is observed annually on the 7th of April with the intention to spread health awareness.
The First World Health Assembly was held by the WHO in 1948, where it was decided to celebrate World Health Day on the 7th of April each year, starting from the year 1950. The WHO exploits World Health Day to spread awareness anent global health, and delineate the significance of having a healthy life by arranging various international and local events on that day. Sundry governments and organizations acknowledge the efforts of the WHO, and thus; they partake in World Health Day by organizing an agglomeration of activities and accentuating their support in the media.