Dikhyaa Mohanty 
On World Health Day Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has offered his deep gratitude to all healthcare professionals who worked with unparalleled commitment and dedication to saving precious lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 7 is celebrated and observed as World Health Day annually in accordance with the aim of World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss health-related issues and to draw attention to specific health issues concerning people across the world. It is also the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. The first World Health Day was celebrated and observed in 1950, after April 7 was set aside as a designated date to celebrate the creation of WHO in 1948 in the First Health Assembly.
The theme for this year’s World Health Day is “Our Planet, Our Health”. In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, and heart disease, on World Health Day 2022, WHO aims to focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being.
