World Health Day falls today

SUNDAY, APRIL 07, 2013
World Health Day falls today

World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948.

 

Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. 
To WHO, the theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. The proportion increases with age, from 1 in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to 5 in 10 people in their 50s.