World Health Day is observed on 7 April because on that date in 1948:
- A.the constitution of the World Health Organization came into force
- B.the United Nations was founded
- C.the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted
- D.the Stockholm Conference on the environment began
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WHO became a specialised agency of the United Nations on 7 April 1948, and the first World Health Day was observed in 1950; the organisation announces a theme for the day each year and its headquarters are at Geneva.
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