World Health Day
7 April
Each year on April 7th, the world celebrates
World Health Day. On this day around the globe, thousands of events mark
the importance of health for productive and happy lives.
To reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases are among the Millennium Development Goals which all Member States have pledged to meet by the year 2015.
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Links to UN and UN System sites:
United Nations
World Health Organization
Pan American Health Organization
Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS
UNFPA
UNICEF
World Bank Group
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
The additional resources links on this
page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily
represent an endorsement by the United Nations.
DFID Health Resource Centre
Doctors Without Borders
Family Health International
Global Health Council
Health Development Initiative
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Health
International Health Exchange
Management Sciences for Health
Médecins du Monde
Population Council |