WORLD CANCER DAY 2019 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD

Context:

  • The World Cancer Day 2019 was observed across the world on February 4, 2019 with an aim to unite the world’s population in the fight against cancer.
  • The day is observed every year with an aim to save millions of preventable deaths by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action.
  • Launch of a new 3-year campaign with theme “I Am and I Will”:
  • The Union for International Cancer Control, which organises the World Cancer Day every year, launched a new 3-year campaign with the theme “I Am and I Will”.
  • The campaign is an empowering call-to-action, urging for personal commitment and represents the power of individual action to impact the future.
  • The theme for the World Cancer Day during 2016-2018 was ‘We can. I can.’

World cancer day is being observed on

  1. feb, 4
  2. feb 3
  3. feb 5
  4. jan 5
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