(MENAFN- AzerNews) Every year on May 29, people all over the world mark World
Digestive Health Day (WDHD) to raise awareness of digestive
disorders and the significance of early detection and treatment of
gastrointestinal ailments, Azernews citing the organisation.
Although the organization was established in 1935 at the first
international congress of gastroenterologists held in Brussels, its
official founding date is May 29, 1958. On the same day, at the
First World Congress of Gastroenterologists in Washington, it was
decided to declare the day of adoption of the organization's
charter as the Day of Healthy Eating.
The World Organization of Gastroenterologists, an international
non-governmental, professional medical federation, unites more than
a hundred national societies and four regional associations. The
institution has more than 50 thousand individual members.
The main purpose of celebrating the World Digestive Health Day
is to raise awareness among the population, to draw public
attention to the problems caused by digestive disorders, as well as
to warn about the increase in the number of gastroenterological
diseases every year.
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