World Sexual Health Day
Next: September 4, 2027
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The story
Where it comes from
World Sexual Health Day was launched in 2010 by the World Association for Sexual Health, a federation of professional societies, to promote the understanding that sexual health is part of overall health and wellbeing and a matter of rights, education and respect.
How it's celebrated
Health services, universities and NGOs hold talks, screenings and awareness campaigns on a yearly theme; the emphasis is on accurate information, consent and access to care rather than on celebration.
Did you know
- The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease.
- The World Association for Sexual Health adopted its Declaration of Sexual Rights in 1999 and revised it in 2014.
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