This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination. 

Theme: My health, my right

WHO’s 75th anniversary year is an opportunity to look back at public health successes that have improved the quality of life during the last seven decades. It is also an opportunity to motivate action to tackle the health challenges of today and tomorrow.

Theme: Health for all

Universal health coverage (UHC) is about ensuring all people and communities have access to quality health services where and when they need them, without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of services needed throughout life—from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care—and is best based on a strong primary health care system. Achieving UHC is one of the key targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and it is the focus of World Health Day in 2019.

Theme: Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is about ensuring all people and communities have access to quality health services where and when they need them, without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of services needed throughout life—from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care—and is best based on a strong primary health care system.

Theme: Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere

Slogan: Health for all

The overall goal of this one-year campaign, beginning on 10 October 2016, World Mental Health Day, is that more people with depression, in all countries, seek and get help.

Theme: Depression

Slogan: Let's talk

“Walk and Talk” on 7 April 2017 in Yuanmingyuan Park, Beijing, an event that was organized by the World Health Organization Country Office China and Beijing MTR in celebration of World Health Day 2017.

On World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region stands with all Member States and partners to renew its commitment to advance the understanding of diabetes and calls on all communities across the Region to work together to effectively manage and prevent the disease.

Theme: Beat diabetes

Slogan: Together on the front lines against diabetes

Food safety is the assurance that food will not cause harm to the consumer when it is prepared and/or eaten according to its intended use. Access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food is a basic human right and a prerequisite for good health. Everybody is at risk of foodborne diseases and with new food safety threats constantly emerging and with increased globalization of the food chain, food safety is becoming an increasing public health concern.

Theme: Food safety

Slogan: From farm to plate – make food safe

More than half the world’s population is at risk of these diseases, which include malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis and yellow fever. The poorest people in the world are the most affected. However, environmental change and the rapid and increased movement of people and goods around the world means that the risks are now much more widespread. The World Health Day 2014 campaign focuses on vectors, the diseases they cause and simple precautions we can all take to protect ourselves and our families.

Theme: Vector-borne diseases

Slogan: Small bite, big threat