World Health Day 2025 will highlight maternal and newborn care and remind you that every life deserves a healthy start. Credits: Shutterstock, Maryna_auramchuk
This year’s global spotlight is about maternal and newborn health.
Every April 7th, the world pauses to mark World Health Day. This celebrates the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) and highlights one important issue. And the focus of this year was no more important. The theme for 2025 is “A healthy beginning, a hopeful future,” which sheds light on the health of mothers and newborns.
Why Mothers and Newborn Health Are More Important than Previous in 2025
It is a timely reminder of how vulnerable the first days of those, and the life that begins within them. According to the WHO, nearly 300,000 women die each year due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth. It is a mother of nearly 800 people a day. And for babies, the photos are even more heartbreaking. Over 2 million people have died within the first month of their lives, and another 2 million have stillborns.
In other words, somewhere in the world, a preventable death occurs every seven seconds.
World Health Day 2025 focuses on care from pregnancy to postnatal support
The 2025 campaign isn’t just about raising awareness. It is to promote government and health systems to act to ensure that pregnancy and birth are not life-threatening experiences.
It means skilled care, proper facilities, nutritional education, avoidance of harmful substances and, importantly, access to mental health support. This is because motherhood begins and does not stop in the birth room.
And don’t forget to take a long look. If a woman is supported by pregnancy or more, the child will thrive, the family will be better, and the community will be more resilient. It’s all connected.
Is the world doing enough to protect mothers and newborns?
In short, no. The WHO says most countries are lagging behind in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths. The target, set for 2030, has slipped out of reach in four of the five countries, with a third expected to miss a newborn survival target.
So World Health Day 2025 calls for urgent changes, from increasing investment in healthcare to fairer access for all women, regardless of income or geography.
Because behind all statistics is a real person, such as mothers, babies, families, and a future that depends on them.
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