Public Health

World Mosquito Day is celebrated on August 20th in memory of the discovery made in 1897 by Ronald Ross, then a doctor with the British Indian Medical Service.

February 6th, designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, is more than just a symbolic date.

World Pulses Day, celebrated annually on February 10th, will return in 2026 to place these unassuming foods at the center of the global debate on food security.