World Health Organization marks World Health Day 2025

World Health Day 2025, observed on April 7 to commemorate the founding of the World Health Organization, focuses on the theme ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.’ The 2025 campaign calls upon governments and health communities to work toward eradicating preventable deaths among mothers and newborns.

Global statistics highlight the severity of the issue: approximately 300,000 women die during pregnancy or childbirth annually, while over 2,000,000 infants die in their first month of life. Additionally, two million stillbirths occur each year. These figures represent a preventable death every seven seconds.

Key factors contributing to these mortality rates include lack of family planning, poor nutrition due to poverty, and unmanaged non-communicable diseases in pregnant women. The day serves as a global platform to mobilize resources, experts, and communities to address these urgent public health challenges through awareness campaigns, conferences, and policy initiatives.