Health is a birth right, but many children are born without it.  Since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated on 7 of April annually following an agreement by countries of the United Nations. Each year a different theme is chosen to highlight a key area of concern for the United Nations body dedicated to health, the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Resources

• Background factsheet for teachers
• Activities for primary school
• Activities for secondary school

Photo: Mothers line up with their children to receive polio vaccinations in Salamanca, Liberia. 10 November 2005. Salamanca, Liberia. UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein