CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
International Day of Action for Women’s Health – Observed on May 28
- The International Day of Action for Women’s Health is an international observance celebrated on May 28 every year since 1987.
- International Day of Action for Women’s Health Day 2021: Themethis year is ‘2021 Call for Action’.
- The focus is to remind everyone, especially the government leaders and parliamentarians, that every woman’s health matters.
- Since then each year this day is celebrated by women’s and health groups.
- Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) and Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) are working together to make this campaign successful.
- The main objective of this day is to raise awareness on the issues related to women’s health and well being such as Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
- It is one of the best platforms to remind everyone, especially the government leaders and parliamentarians, that women’s health matters.
