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Celebrating World Health Day 2025: A Call to Action for Global Health

April 7, 2025
Activism

Today, on April 7th, we celebrate World Health Day, a day marked annually to honor the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). This day serves as an important reminder of the ongoing global health challenges that demand our attention, including ongoing crises like HIV/AIDS.

This year’s World Health Day theme, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” focuses on maternal and newborn health. Preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding is a core objective in many of the HIV programs that (RED) helps support. Prioritizing women’s health and wellbeing not only ensures that they are receiving the care that they need, but also that their babies can remain HIV-free.

Now, more than ever, (RED)’s mission is critical to ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access the lifesaving treatment and care that they need.

In addition to raising awareness, World Health Day also marks an important milestone for our (RED)UCATOR program, which celebrates its fourth anniversary this year. Launched in 2021, the program has united a dynamic group of voices from across sports, entertainment, the culinary world, and beyond. Our special 2025 World Health Day video features a voiceover from one of our original (RED)UCATORS, Dayo Okeniyi, whose continued support plays a vital role in advancing our mission. We are deeply grateful for the contributions of all (RED)UCATORS, whose advocacy fuels the urgency of the fight for global health.