Beside setting out broad framework and modalities towards improving the health of nations and achieving targets, the World Health Organisation (WHO) annually celebrates 7 April as the World Health Day. Each year, a theme of topical relevance is identified to focus upon. The theme for 2025, Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, urges governments and the health community to consolidate and increase efforts to end preventable maternal and new-born deaths, and to prioritise women longer-term health and well-being. Man is the most precious resource on earth, and maternal and child health, a vital component for sustainable development of any country. Women who stay healthy during pregnancy and after birth are more likely to stay healthy till late in life and have better birth outcomes, also influencing children health from infancy through to adulthood. It is so disheartening that an estimated 3 lakh women die during pregnancy or at childbirth each year, over 2 million babies do not survive first month of their life and about 2 million more are stillborn.
Believing that the health of mothers and babies is the foundation of healthy families and communities, WHO has called for a worldwide reinvigoration of efforts to ensure access to high quality care for women and babies. WHO and partners seek to work with mothers and health-care professionals to share useful information about healthy pregnancies, births, and post-natal health for benefit of all. In India, World Health Day is organised by Many TNAI State branches, nursing colleges and other health organisations celebrate this day through debates, competitions, and cultural celebrations
Other Health Days in April
World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April (2025 theme: Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Goals) seeks to ensure equal participation of persons living with autism and raise public awareness about autism. World Parkinson Day on 11 highlights the importance of reading early signs and variability of symptoms. World Haemophilia Day on 17 April (this year theme: Access for All: Prevention of Bleeds as the Global Standard of Care) underscores the need for better access to treatment and care to support people with bleeding issues. World Liver Day on 19 April draws awareness strategies about liver health and promote liver disease prevention, and educates on the vital functions of liver in maintaining health. Bringing to our attention the plight of 3.3 billion people in 106 countries at risk of malaria globally, World Malaria Day on 25 April works on reducing the incidence of indigenous malaria cases by involving local populations. World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally
As the International Nurses Day (theme for 2025: Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies), the most eagerly awaited event for nurse community the world over draws to close on 12 May, let us give thoughts on how befittingly we shall be celebrating the D-day. We believe, at personal or professional level each of us can outdo what we have been doing so far. The exercise shall be great exercise in triggering growth in true sense. Each one of us is a store house of enormous energy, let us keep in mind. Hope for the best.

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