World Health Day 2025: 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures' launches year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health
World Health Day was observed on 7 April 2025 with the theme 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures', which launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.
Summary
World Health Day, observed annually on 7 April, highlights pressing global health issues and mobilises action to improve public health outcomes. It was started by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1950. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the 2025 theme, 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures', launches a year-long campaign focused on maternal and newborn health, urging countries to end preventable deaths and prioritise women's long-term well-being. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also issued a message on the day.
Key facts
- Date
- 7 April (annual)
- Started by
- WHO, in 1950
- 2025 theme
- Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
- Focus
- Year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the theme of World Health Day 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures; it launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.
In which year did the World Health Organization start observing World Health Day?
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Correct answer: D — 1950
1950; the day is observed annually on 7 April.
Consider the following statements about World Health Day 2025: 1. World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April. 2. The 2025 theme launches a year-long campaign focused on maternal and newborn health. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The day falls on 7 April each year, and the 2025 theme 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures' launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.