World Sleep Day is celebrated on March 15th of this year. It is an annual observance that falls on the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox. None of us hates sleeping as it is one of the best daily routine activities next to eating. We spend almost one-third of our daily time sleeping, and good sound sleep will make you feel fresh, energetic, brisk, and beautiful. Sleeping will let all your body parts go for rest. But for various reasons, most of us don’t sleep properly, and thus it results in different sleeping disorders. It includes insomnia, sleep deprivation, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome. The day is an annual observance intended to be a celebration of sleep and is a call to action on the important issues related to sleep.
“Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama
History of World Sleep Day
The World Sleep Day (WSD) has been in celebration since the year 2008. World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society organize this day. The Society was founded by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) along with the World Sleep Federation (WSF). The international celebration Day for sleep aims to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep. It also aims to promote sleep disorders prevention and management by drawing society’s attention to the burden of sleep problems. The annual event is intended to call to action on critical issues related to sleep including medicine, education, and social aspects.
The WSD also focuses on bringing awareness to the many burdens of sleep problems on society which constitute a global epidemic and threaten health and quality of life for as much as 45 percent of the world’s population. WSD will publicly display all the efforts being taken toward the prevention and management of sleep disorders. WSD members have been actively spreading awareness of sleep issues in various forms. It includes special events, workshops, distributing booklets and pamphlets on sleep, translating materials, hosting school events, press conferences, securing media coverage, local television, and radio appearances.
The WSD of the World Sleep Society raises awareness of sleep disorders and preventability through WSD. Its fundamental mission is to advance sleep health globally by promoting and encouraging education, research, and patient care. In particular, the World Sleep Society is working in those parts of the globe where the practice of sleep medicine is less developed. The society is currently representing individual members, societies, and is also organizes the sleep Congress every year. Currently, the society is serving over 823 individual members and 26 societies from 64 countries.
Other Celebrations on March 15
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How to Celebrate the day
Celebrating the day is quite simple. You can indulge yourself in the events and activities held in your region around this Day to know more about sleep disorders. Get involved to improve and facilitate sleep health and happiness around the world. Find out all the ways in which the sleep disorder burdens can be reduced by researching into this area. Find out the importance of sleep and the preservation of high-quality, sufficient sound sleep to lead a healthier life. Spread knowledge about sleep disorders and make people around you realize that they are preventable or treatable. Share your Sleep awareness on social media using the hashtag #WorldSleepDay.
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