World Health Day
7 April
Background
World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the founding of WHO. Each year, WHO selects a key global health issue and organizes international, regional and local events on the Day and throughout the year to highlight the selected area.
This World Health Day, 7 April 2013, WHO and partners focus on the global problem of high blood pressure. Though it affects more than one in three adults worldwide, it remains largely hidden. Many people do not know they have high blood pressure because it does not always cause symptoms. As a result, it leads to more than nine million deaths every year, including about half of all deaths due to heart disease and stroke.
Campaign materials World Health Day 2013
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Know more about hypertension
pdf, 1.97Mb - Frequently asked questions on blood pressure
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Quiz on hypertension
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Poster: starting healthy
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Poster: staying healthy
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Poster: healthy ageing
pdf, 4.55Mb -
Poster: high blood pressure under control
pdf, 4.17Mb -
Poster: healthy at work
pdf, 5.18Mb
Latest news and press releases
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World Health Day 2013: honouring a leader, controlling high blood pressure
6 April 2013 -
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5 April 2012