World No Tobacco Day 2012 – Stop tobacco industry interference
31st of May is World No Tobacco Day.
Each year, WHO and its member states celebrate World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce consumption.
The theme for 2012 is “tobacco industry interference.” In commemoration of this year's World No Tobacco Day, the WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) will organize an open forum in Kobe.
World Health Day 2012 – Ageing and Health
22 March 2012 -- Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. The topic of World Health Day in 2012 is Ageing and health. The focus is how good health throughout life can help older men and women lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities. To mark World Health Day, WHO in Kobe is inviting members of the public to a special forum on ageing in Kobe on 7 April 2012. This promises to be a special event highlighting lessons and issues for Japan and the world!
First anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
City of Tono, Iwate, Japan
11 March 2012 -- On the first anniversary of this disaster, the WHO Centre for Health Development (Kobe Centre) commemorates the actions of countless people in the communities affected through a special photo story which highlights how residents from one of the many cities affected helped in the response to the disaster. WHO Centre for Health Development also wishes to express its deepest sympathies to those who lost loved ones.
Kaigo yobo interventions: the state of the art and future challenges in Japan
29 February 2012 -- This year’s theme for World Health Day is Ageing and Health: Good Health Adds Life to Years. Japan is acknowledged as a world leader on the issue with many countries eager to learn how Japan has managed to maintain such a healthy population while undergoing rapid ageing, and how today’s actions will help the Japan of the future.
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Measuring urban health
828 millionurban residents live in slum conditions worldwide
Measuring urban healthInterventions on urban health
11%of the world population are protected by national smoke-free laws
Interventions on urban healthUrban health emergencies
600 000deaths occurred worldwide as a result of weather-related natural disasters in the 1990s
Urban health emergenciesWKC highlight
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WHD 2012
Healthy ageing important with increasing life expectancy
The world will soon have more older people than children. In Japan, the elderly have surpassed the younger age group since 1997. For World Health Day 2012, WHO will focus on preparing health providers and societies to meet the health needs of older populations.