World Health Day is observed on 7 April to mark which event?
- A.The founding of the Red Cross
- B.The coming into being of the World Health Organization in 1948
- C.The discovery of penicillin
- D.The eradication of smallpox
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the coming into being of the World Health Organization in 1948. The constitution of the organisation took effect on 7 April 1948, and that date was chosen for the annual observance, which has been held since 1950 with a different subject each year.
Option A, the founding of the Red Cross, is marked instead by World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on 8 May, the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant. Option C, the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, is a landmark in medicine but has no international day attached to it. Option D, the eradication of smallpox, was declared in 1980 and is commemorated in the history of the World Health Organization rather than by a separate day. Attach the year 1948 to the date and this question cannot go wrong.
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