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| World Health Day 2011 |
"Aging and Life Course"
Ageing and health - to which each and every one of us can relate - is the theme of this year's World Health Day. Using the slogan "Good health adds life to years", campaign activities and materials will focus on how good health throughout life can help older men and women lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities. World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April with the sponsorship of the WHO (World Health Organization).
World health day history
In 1948, the WHO (World Health Organization) organized the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly declared 7th April of each year as world health day and this world health day came into effect from 1950. Each year World Health Day is celebrated to show World Health Organization's founding. The world health day is considered as an opportunity by the WHO to draw a worldwide attention to the subject of major importance of global health each year. Every year WHO organizes and arranges regional, local and international events on 7th April concerned with a particular theme. You can find the themes of world health days since 1995 in reverse chronological order as following:
Themes of World Health Days
- 2012: Aging and Life Course
- 2011: Anti-microbial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow
- 2010: Urbanization and health: make cities healthier
- 2009: Save lives, Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies
- 2008: Protecting health from the adverse effects of climate change
- 2007: International health security
- 2006: Working together for health
- 2005: Make every mother and child count
- 2004: Road safety
- 2003: Shape the Future of Life: Healthy Environments for Children
- 2002: Move for Health
- 2001: Mental Health: Stop Exclusion, Dare to Care
- 2000: Safe Blood Start with Me
- 1999: Active Aging Makes the Difference
- 1998: Safe Motherhood
- 1997: Emerging Infectious Diseases
- 1996: Healthy Cities for Better Life
- 1995: Global Polio Eradication
World Health Day 2011 Slogan
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| World Health Day 2011 Slogan |
As it is clear from the theme of world health day 2011 that WHO wants the governments and stakeholders to implement the policies and practices needed to prevent and counter the emergence of highly resistant microorganisms.
When resistant microorganisms cause an infection and that infection fails to respond treatments of antibiotics and antimicrobial medicines, the infection can result in prolonged illness and ultimately in death. This is also known as “Drug Resistance”. So this year WHO wants a global support and commitment to safeguard antimicrobial medicines for future generations.
Today on April 7, 2011(world health day 2011), WHO will bring a six-point policy package to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
So let us all join hands together to help WHO in the mission and keep in our minds
“Antimicrobial resistance and its global spread: no action today, no cure tomorrow”
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