World Health Organization was founded on the principle that all people should be able to realize their right to the highest possible level of health. This year, 2018, marks WHO’s 70th anniversary, and 40th anniversary of Alma Ata Declaration on “Health for All”. These important coinciding events make World Health Day (WHD) 2018, a very special one!

The theme of World Health Day is: Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere. The slogan is “Health for All”. “Health for all” has been the WHO’s guiding vision for more than seven decades. It’s also the impetus in moving towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the theme of World Health Day 2018