International Day of Action for Women’s Health Observed on 28 May 2025.
Important Days
The International Day of Action for Women’s Health, also known as International Women’s Health Day, is observed worldwide each year on May 28.
- The theme for International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2025 is “In Solidarity We Resist: Our Fight, Our Right!”
Main Point :- (i) The International Day of Action for Women’s Health was established in 1987 during the International Women’s Health Meeting held in Costa Rica, led by the Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN).
(ii) The initiative was created to address systemic inequities in women’s healthcare, with a particular focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
(iii) The Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) later joined as the global coordinator, expanding the campaign’s reach beyond Latin America.
About Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)
Executive Director (ED): Debanjana Choudhuri
Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
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