World Health Day 2025: Theme, Significance, and Objectives

The theme of World Health Day 2025 is “A starting point for health, a hopeful future.” The campaign focuses on enhancing maternal and neonatal health and survival, calling on the government and WHO to invest in high-impact interventions to reduce preventable deaths and improve long-term health for mothers and infants.

Key News

  • Empowering women: Improvements in maternal health depend on enhancing women’s rights, enabling them to plan their lives and access important medical services.
  • In addition to survival: Investments in handling long-term health outcomes of women after childbirth are necessary.
  • Ultimately preventable death: High-quality care needs to be given priority in vulnerable environments where most maternal and neonatal deaths occur.

Target

The activity attempts to:

  • Raise awareness of maternal and newborn health issues.
  • Increase available medical services during pregnancy and postpartum periods.
  • Gather resources to fund life-saving interventions such as emergency obstetric care and professional care for premature babies.

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Statistics

Global maternal mortality rate (2020)

223 maternal and child deaths per 100,000 live births.

Neonatal Mortality Rate (2020)

17 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Global annual maternal death

About 287,000.

Global annual neonatal death

About 2.4 million.

Percentage of maternal deaths in low-income countries

More than 94%.

Skilled biological attendance range

81% of the world; as low-income countries as low as 59%.

Prenatal care coverage (at least 4 visits)

62% of the world; 52% of low-income countries.

Postpartum care coverage (within 2 days of birth)

65% for mothers; 64% for newborns.

Prevalence of contraceptive

76% of high-income countries; 42% of low-income countries.

Unmet family planning needs

10% of the world; 23% of low-income countries.

Call for World Health Organization’s Action 2025

Prior to World Health Day 2025, policy makers, health care professionals and communities take concrete actions to ensure safe pregnancy and better health care outcomes for mothers and newborns. By prioritizing a “healthy starting point, a promising future”, they see a world where every mother and child is given the care they deserve.

The “Healthy Starting Point, Promising Future” campaign launched by the World Health Organization in 2025 has the following main goals:

  1. Ending preventable maternal and neonatal deaths: The campaign focuses on reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates that remain alarming worldwide. It emphasizes fair access to quality care during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.
  2. Improving women’s long-term health: More than just survival, the initiative aims to address the enduring health consequences of women after childbirth, including mental health challenges and non-transmitted diseases.
  3. Strengthening the health care system: It advocates increased investment in healthcare infrastructure to ensure skilled biological waiters, emergency obstetrics and financial protection for mothers.
  4. Promoting Mental Health: This campaign incorporates mental health support into routine maternal care to address perinatal mental illness.
  5. Eliminate violence against mothers: It requires zero tolerance for violence against pregnant women and mothers to ensure their safety and dignity in medical facilities.
  6. Empowering women and families: By providing basic information about pregnancy and reproductive health, the campaign aims to enable women to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

These goals are designed to accelerate the achievement of global maternal and newborn health goals from 2030 to 2030.

significance

Every April 7, we celebrate World Health Day, the anniversary of the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948.

This is an opportunity to raise awareness of important issues related to global health. In 2025, the alarming rates of pregnancy, delivery and infant deaths that can avoid, especially in underdeveloped areas or in emergencies put maternal and newborn health into public concern.

On World Health Day 2025, the urgent need to improve maternal and newborn health worldwide is highlighted. The campaign aims to reduce preventable deaths and ensure a healthier future for families around the world by addressing these issues.