International Nurses Day is observed world wide in order to commemorate the valuable contribution of nurses in the form of their selfless services to the society. May 12 also marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. International Council of Nurses (ICN) conducts special celebration for the day in the unique form. ICN produces and distributes …
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Mothers Day became a legal public holiday in USA in 1914, largely as the result of the efforts of Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, USA. On May 8 of that year President Wilson approved a joint resolution of Congress providing that “the second Sunday in May shall hereafter be designated and known as Mothers Day”. Mothers Day 2022 in India 2022: …
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World Red Cross Day – 08 May World Red Cross day means 8th of May is celebrated every year as the birthday anniversary of founder of the Red Cross. Henry Dunant was the founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), born in the Geneva in the year 1828. He …
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World Thalassemia Day is celebrated every year on 8th of May to increase the awareness about this disease among common public all through the world. Celebrating World Thalassemia Day on 8th of May was established by the World Health Organization in order to raise the public awareness about this disease, prevention measures and measures to avoid its transmission. According to …
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World Asthma Day is a big event celebrated all over the world by the people to increase the awareness among public worldwide about the precautions and preventions of the asthma. This event is annually organized on international level by the GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) in order to increase the asthma awareness all around the world. It is celebrated on …
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International Day of the Midwife was celebrated by the midwives all over the world on 5th of May. The main event was hosted by WHO Chief Nursing Officer and Taskforce on Nursing and Midwifery. The event’s highlight was the play named ‘Born in the Ruins’ which showcased the work of the midwives across the world in the time of emergency …
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World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on 3rd of May around the world. The United Nations General Assembly announced May 3 as the World Press Day or World Press Freedom Day in order to spread awareness on the significance of press freedom and to remind the government of its duty to uphold and respect the right to freedom …
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Labour Day / May Day, the first day of the month of May is celebrated all over India as a spring fertility festival to honour goddess spring. The day also commemorates the “International Worker’s Day” which has a historic significance. It is also a day of political protests. May Day is otherwise observed as a saint’s feast day or a …
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अंतरराष्ट्रीय मजदूर दिवस अर्थात् मई दिवस (May Day) 1886 में शिकागो में आरंभ हुआ। मजदूर मांग कर रहे थे कि काम की अवधि आठ घंटे हो और सप्ताह में एक दिन का अवकाश हो। इस दिन मज़दूर हड़ताल पर थे। इस हड़ताल के दौरान एक अज्ञात व्यक्ति ने बम फोड़ दिया तत्पश्चात् पुलिस गोलाबारी में कुछ मजदूर मारे गए, साथ …
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World Malaria Day is observed globally every year on 25th April, to escalate global efforts for controlling malaria epidemic. Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease affecting both humans and animals, causing millions of deaths annually. World Malaria Day was established by the 60th session of World Health Assembly in May 2007, which is a governing body of World Health …
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