World Sleep Day is observed annually to raise awareness about sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by modern living habits. It is celebrated on the Friday before the spring equinox of each year. This year, it is being celebrated on March 17, 2023, while in 2024 it will fall on March 15, 2024.
According to the World Sleep Society, the annual event aims to celebrate sleep and its importance, creating awareness about sleep-related issues that affect the health of individuals.
World Sleep Day is an annual event that aims to celebrate sleep and call for action on important issues related to sleep. Today, sleep is not generally considered an essential behavior for good health. The observance of World Sleep Day educates people about the importance of sleep and reduces the burden of sleep disorders on the society through better prevention and management of sleep problems.
History:
World Sleep Day was first celebrated in 2008 by the World Sleep Society, formerly known as the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), a non-profit organization consisting of dedicated health care providers and members of the medical community. work and study. The field of sleep medicine and research, to promote and advance sleep health around the world.
The goal of the first World Sleep Day was to bring together sleep healthcare providers around the world to discuss and distribute sleep information.
Importance:
In today’s era, lifestyle has become increasingly hectic due to many factors like long working hours and commuting time. However, to ensure consistency in performance, the importance of getting a good night’s sleep has grown over the years, which has increased the importance of initiatives such as World Sleep Day.
According to the World Sleep Society, “World Sleep Day is an opportunity to join forces with thousands of other sleep health professionals and advocates to promote sleep health. When we all promote sleep health and #WorldSleepDay together, our combined effort is only part of on World Sleep Day, spread the word about sleep health, and help grow the conversation around sleep.”
theme:
This year the theme of Sleep Day is ‘Sleep is essential for health’. According to the World Sleep Society, the theme aims to focus attention that while eating well and exercising are essential to good health, a good sleep is the foundation of one’s physical, mental and social well-being.
