WORLD HEALTH DAY

April 8, 2020

The World health day 2020 was celebrated on April 7 with the theme of supporting nurses and midwives.

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The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Since 1950, the World Health Day is held to mark WHO's founding.
WHO chose the year 2020 as the "Year of the Nurse and Midwife" because of the contribution which nurses and midwives are making in making the world a healthier place.

Source : All India Radio

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