Students talk about World Health Day

Across Earth, health is a major topic that people talk and argue about constantly. For many, even if they do not suffer from poor health or serious health conditions, they worry about it. “What if I get that disease?” “What if I have to get surgery?” “What if I’m in the hospital next?” those are questions that many people ask themselves. A large number of people who worry constantly are expecting mothers or those who are trying. Childbirth and pregnancy are one of the most difficult things to go through. Complications can arise in a matter of seconds and lives can be lost or broken forever. In third world countries like Sudan, Nigeria, and Nepal, their prenatal and postnatal care is not the best. The lack of nurses that attend births, proper medication, and space put both a mother and a baby at high risk. Those reasons are why world health day exists.
World health day starts on April 7 and lasts all year to celebrate the World Health Organization and to also bring light to a topic across the country. This year’s world health topic was maternal and newborn health. Newborns are one of the most fragile and weak creatures on Earth. If even one thing goes wrong, they can suffer a lifetime of disease and problems. Many of these cases where they suffer are in third world countries that do not have access to high tech ad reliable health care. In Sudan alone, 37 out of 1,000 babies do not make it past the first 28 days of life. This is not just a sad fact, but also a true one. World health day allows awareness to be brought to this issue. As of 2025, nearly 10,000 nurses from across the world traveled to Sudan and other African countries to help with birth and care for the mother after labor.
World health day is important to many, especially to those who can not afford or are able to get help themselves.
For more information about world health day, go to https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day.