World Health Day
April 7th - World Health Day:
World Health Day is celebrated on April 7th to mark the founding of WHO. Each year, the Organization selects a key health issue, and encourages people from all ages and all backgrounds to hold events that highlight the significance of this issue for good health and well-being.
World Health Day provides a unique opportunity for communities from across the world to come together for one day to promote actions that can improve our health. This year's topic is: Antimicrobial resistance – also known as drug resistance. This occurs when micro- organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective. (Source: WHO 2011 World Health Day Brochure: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2011/world-health-day2011-brochure.pdf) The World Health Organization is a United Nations Organization.
World Heath Day - World Health Organization
UN Agencies & Response to Japan Disaster:
After a massive earthquake, subsequent tsunami and pending nuclear disaster, the UN has many agencies working to help the Japanese people.
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