Background
World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the founding of WHO. Each year, WHO selects a key global health issue and organizes international, regional and local events on the Day and throughout the year to highlight the selected area.
How much do you know about your food? Unsafe food is linked to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people annually. As our food supply becomes increasingly globalized new threats are constantly emerging. Food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances is responsible for more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. Be informed to ensure that the food on your plate is safe to eat. This is the message of this year’s World Health Day on 7 April.
Campaign materials World Health Day 2015
WHO designed the poster "From farm to plate, make food safe" for use around the world during this year's World Health Day campaign.
This animated film was developed to explain the WHO "Five keys to safer food" to general public from 9 to 99 years old, and encourage their practice at home. The "Five keys to safer food" is a WHO global health message that everybody should know all over the world to prevent foodborne diseases and improve health.
The Five Keys to Safer Food explain the basic principles that each individual should know all over the world to prevent foodborne diseases.
Latest news and press releases
- WHO calls for action to achieve health for all in Viet Nam
7 April 2018 - Foodborne diseases kill more than 50 000 people each year in the Western Pacific Region
30 November 2015 - Viet Nam and WHO work together to make food safe from farm to plate
World Health Day 2015: From Farm to Plate
4 April 2015 - Ensuring food in the Region is safe from farm to plate
29 March 2015 - Starting the year of the goat safe and healthy
12 February 2015