petition for health for all, held a facebook live event, and shared information about primary health care and universal health coverage "statistics and facts". 2020: support nurses and midwives the 2020 world health day theme took place in the context of the covid-19 global pandemic and was therefore launched as 'support nurses and midwives". around the world, people spent the day thanking the nurses and health care workers on the frontlines battling the covid-19 coronavirus. the us white house released a presidential message emphasizing the role public health plays in "building strong, prosperous, and free societies around the world". the celebration of 2020 world health day took place around the world in a mostly virtual environment through online press conferences, announcements, and social media due to the worldwide, broad based, "stay at home" order due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. much of the efforts were focused on raising funds for the covid-19 solidarity response fund.