Abuja, 7 April, 2023 – Nigeria joins the globe to commemorate the 2023 World Well being Day, which additionally doubles because the seventy fifth anniversary of the World Well being Group (WHO).

On April 7, 1948, 55 member nations got here collectively and based the WHO, with the mandate to advertise well being, maintain the world protected, and serve the susceptible – so that everybody, all over the place can attain the best stage of well being and well-being.   

Addressing journalists and stakeholders at a Press briefing on 06 April 2023 to have fun the milestone anniversary, the Minister of Well being, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says WHO has been a major pressure in retaining the world protected and serving the susceptible – so everybody all over the place can attain the best stage of well being and well-being. 

Dr Ehanire expressed appreciation to WHO for the quite a few contributions to the well being sector and the well-being of Nigerians at massive. 

“I wish to congratulate the WHO on this seventy fifth anniversary of energetic service to humanity and thank the WHO for supporting the whole well being sector in Nigeria technically and financially these years.

I be a part of the WHO Director Basic, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to name on Group for Financial Co-operation and Improvement (OECD) to respect the provisions within the WHO well being workforce help and safeguard checklist, 2023 and on the similar time name on the worldwide leaders, donors, and multilateral leaders to allocate long-term sustainable funding and implement insurance policies that defend and help well being employees all over the place,” he provides.


The theme of the 2023 World Well being Day is. “Well being for All – Strengthening PHC to Construct Resilient Techniques,” whereas WHO is observing its seventy fifth anniversary underneath the theme, 75 Years of bettering public well being.” and the theme of World Well being Staff Week is “Investing within the Well being Work Drive” 

For the  realization of its mandate, the WHO  Consultant (WR) in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, says on the media occasion that WHO is presently working with 194 member States throughout six areas and on the bottom, in additional than 150 workplaces. 

Dr Mulombo explains that the WHO is using the seventy fifth anniversary to look again on the transformation in healthcare through the years and a chance to inspire motion to sort out the well being challenges of right now — and tomorrow.

“The fitting to well being is a fundamental human proper that promotes well being and well-being, dignity and good high quality of life for everybody, regardless of who they’re, the place they stay or what they do.

WHO Nigeria in collaboration with the federal government have been attaining notable strides in retaining the folks protected and serving the susceptible inhabitants, in such areas as combatting infectious illness, HIV therapy, lowering maternal mortality, enhance in life expectancy, and supporting illness eradication, similar to Polio and Guinea Worm.

“We look ahead to constructing a stronger WHO that delivers outcomes and is enabled and empowered to play its main function in world well being, let me guarantee you that WHO will proceed to help Nigeria to advertise well being, present well being, defend the well being, energy well being and carry out for well being,” he provides. 

In his goodwill message on behalf of the Civil Society Group, Dr Uzodinma Adirieje expressed his gratitude to WHO for the help and management the group has been giving the nation and different developmental companions in constructing a viable well being sector that might promote well being, maintain the world protected and serve the susceptible. 

WHO’s seventy fifth anniversary 12 months is a chance to look again at public well being successes which have improved the standard of life over the past seven many years. 

Highlights of the commemoration included a well being Stroll in Abuja and in varied states throughout the nation, free well being care outreaches throughout the states, and different well being promotion occasions.  

Technical Contact:


Dr Francis Ukwuije; Electronic mail: ukwuijef [at] who.int