70th World Health Day in Sri Lanka...

April 8, 2018  

The 70th World Health Day of the World Health Organization (WHO) was celebrated under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the  Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on Saturday (07).

The World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April in every year under the patronage of World Health Organization (WHO), and hosting it this time in Sri Lanka could be regarded as one of the most prestigious international recognition for Sri Lanka.

The theme of this year’s World Health Day is: Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere.

70th World Health Day in Sri Lanka...
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