Question: When did the World Health Day is celebrated?
(a) 6 April
(b) 8 April
(c) 7 April
(d) 3 April
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- World Health Day (WHD) 2016 was observed globally on 7 April 2015.
- The theme for the year is Beat Diabetes.
- On April 6, 2016 the World Health Organization released a first global report on diabetes.
- According to the report the world has seen a nearlyfour-fold increase in diabetes cases over the last quarter-century, driven by excessive weight, obesity, aging and population growth.
- WHO said that 422 million people were affected in 2014 and 8.5% of the world population had diabetes two years ago, up from 4.7%, or 108 million, in 1980.
- In 2012, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths.
- More than 80 percent of diabetes deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries.
Reference:
http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2016/en/
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/204871/1/9789241565257_eng.pdf?ua=1