President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared Monday, April 7, 2014 as World Health Day and is to be observed throughout Liberia as a Working Holiday.

According to the Proclamation, Liberia as a founding member of the WHO will join other countries around the World in observance of the “World Health Day” under the Theme: “Vector-Borne Diseases”.

This year’s cerebration, according to a Foreign Ministry Release, will focus on the awareness about the threat posed by vectors and vector-borne diseases and to motivate families and communities to take actions to protect themselves against traditional boundaries.

Each year, the World Health Day is celebrated on April 7^th to mark the anniversary of the founding of the WHO, the proclamation added.

The Proclamation therefore calls on all Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Centers and Schools as well as the citizenry throughout Liberia to cooperate with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the resident Office of the Health organization (WHO) in executing appropriate programs befitting the occasion.