Staff Reporter:
The ‘World Health Day’ will be observed today in a befitting manner across the country.
On the occasion of the day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate General of Health Services, and non-governmental development organizations working in the field of health have taken up various programs to observe the Day.
Bangladesh will celebrate the day this year in light of the theme set by the World Health Organization.
This year’s theme has been set – ‘Science in Health Care, Protecting All Lives’.
In February 1946, the United Nations Economic and Social Council decided to convene an International Health Conference.
In June and July of the same year, the International Health Conference was held and the constitution of the World Health Organization was adopted.
The constitution of the World Health Organization came into force on 7 April 1948.
This day is designated as World Health Day, celebrated locally and internationally.
