CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
World Homeopathy Week – Observed on Apr 10 – Apr 16
- The World Homoeopathy Day is observed every year on April 10 to commemorate the Birthday of Dr. Hahnemann, the Founder of Homoeopathy.
- The date of 10th April was chosen to mark the start of this event as it is the birthday of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician who is credited with creating homeopathy.
- World Homeopathy Awareness Week is celebrated annually between April 10th and April 16th.
- This year, the themeof the celebration is “Homeopathy- Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”.
- It has been working towards strengthening education and infrastructure to promote the practice of homeopathy in the country.
- Organized by the World Homeopathy Awareness Organization, the week is a celebration of both homeopaths and those who have been healed with homeopathy.
- Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine that uses small, highly diluted doses of natural substances to trigger the bodies own healing abilities.
- During the week, there are free public events held across the world, such as lectures, media interviews and free and reduced-price clinics.
