World Health Day 2023
75 years of improving public health
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75 years of improving public health
The World Health Organization will complete 75 years on April 7, 2023 – World Health Day. Countries joined efforts in 1948, to establish WHO to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health and well-being.
The same year WHO South-East Asia Regional Office started its operations.
WHO has been working with Member States in the Region for addressing challenges, promoting Health for All, and building robust and resilient health systems. Today, the Region has eight flagship priority programmes, which are aligned to WHO’s global goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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WHO South-East Asia Regional Office started operations in a small office in a Government of India building on 15 December 1948, the year WHO was established on 7 April. WHO SEARO too is 75!
The first Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region was led by India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and WHO’s first Director-General Dr Brock Chisholm in New Delhi in October 1948.
Dr Chandra Mani was the first Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region and assumed office in 1948.
In a first for Asia, the World Health Assembly was held in New Delhi in 1961, inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 105 countries participated.
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