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World Health Day (विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस (Nepali)). Region: Worldwide. Tradition: International (World Health Organization) observance. Calendar: Gregorian (7 April). Dates: Worldwide 2026: Tuesday 7 April 2026 [computed]; Worldwide 2027: Wednesday 7 April 2027 [computed]; Worldwide 2028: Friday 7 April 2028 [computed]. History and significance: World Health Day marks the founding of the World Health Organization on 7 April 1948. Each year the WHO chooses a global health theme for the day. Key rituals and foods: Health campaigns, free check up camps and awareness events. Date basis: official = matches a government gazetted holiday list; computed = calculated from the calendar system (tithi astronomy with skyfield and JPL DE421, Hijri Umm al-Qura, Chinese, Korean and Hebrew calendar libraries, or the fixed rule); expected = Umm al-Qura projection pending moon sighting. Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata (CC BY-SA / CC0) and national holiday rules, summarised in our own words.