World Digestive Health Day 2021
29 May, 2021 - 00:00

Every 29th May, the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) celebrates World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) and initiates a yearlong, worldwide, public health campaign through more than 116 WGO Member Societies which reach over 50,000 individuals worldwide, WGO Training Centers, Regional Affiliate Associations and other WGO global partners.

Each year focuses upon a particular digestive disease and/or disorder in order to increase general public awareness of prevention, prevalence, diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease and/or disorder.

This year's theme World Digestive Health Day theme is Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic. WGO and IFSO will be partnering to present a 4-hour virtual event on Saturday, 29 May. Stay tuned as more details will be provided in due course. To view the WDHD webpage, click here!