Wold Population Day July 11th 2017

World Population day is observed on July 11th of every month. World's population reached approximately 5 billion people on July 11, 1987. This marked the beginning of World Population Day. World Population day seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.

World Blood Donor Day June 14th 2017

"What can you do? with the secondary message Give blood. Give now. Give often" is the theme for world blood donor day 2017 which is celebrated on June 14th of every year. The first World Blood Donor day was observed in 2004.  World Blood donor day is observed to raise the awareness of the importance of blood donation and to recognize the contribution of voluntary unpaid blood donors in saving lives and improving health.

World Environment Day - June 5th 2017

World Environment Day is observed on June 5th of every year with a theme and there will be a host country for that particular year. 2017 theme for World Environment day is "Connecting People to Nature" and the host country is Canada. What does this theme implies? If you want to know more about World Environment Day 2017, its history and current theme - Keep reading.

World No Tobacco Day - May 31st 2017

All of us know that May 31 is the World No Tobacco Day. But do you know the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2017? It is "Tobacco - A threat to development". Every year around 7 million deaths occur world wide due to Tobacco consumption. This is expected to grow to 8 million by the year 2030. One interesting fact is 80% of premature deaths that occurs due to some sort of tobacco consumption is in low or middle income countries like India. Some more interesting facts on World no tobacco day is given below.

World Hypertension Day - May 17th 2017

Every year May 17 is comemmorated as World Hypertension Day. World Hypertension Day is an intiative by World Hypertension League. 2017 theme of world hypertension day is "Know your blood pressure".

International Nurses Day - May 12 2017

International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12th of every year. As everybody knows it is the birthday of Florence Nightingale. 2017 theme for World Nurses Day is "Nursing : A Voice to lead - Achieving Sustainable Development Goals".

World Red Cross Day - May 08th 2017

World Red Cross and Red Crescent day is celebrated on May 08th of every year. World Red Cross and Red Crescent societies work with the tagline "Everywhere for everyone". The theme for World Red Cross Day 2017 is "Less Known Red Cross Stories".