New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Today, World Sleep Day 2020 is celebrated across the world. World Sleep Day is celebrated every year to call for action on the sleeping disorders prevailing among the people of different age groups across the world.
The World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society organises an annual event in different parts of the world to highlight the importance of lessening the burden on the people related to the sleeping cycle. In the annual event, the health experts create awareness among the people about the prevention and management of sleep disorders.
The annual event is held before Spring Vernal Equinox of each year (the exact date may change annually but always held on Friday). This year it is celebrated on March 13.
World Sleep Day 2020 History:
The World Sleep Day’s annual event was started by a group of devoted health care experts and individuals from the health care society working towards creating awareness regarding the sleep disorders prevailing in society. It was celebrated in 2007 and since then the World Sleep Society organises a global awareness event every year.
At first, World Sleep Day was co-chaired by The Sleep Center, Community General Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA, Antonio Culebras, MD, Professor of Neurology, Upstate Medical University, and Consultant, and Liborio Parrino, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Parma University, Italy.
World Sleep Day 2020 Theme:
This year, World Sleep Day is celebrated across the world today and marks the thirteenth anniversary of the World Sleep Day. This year the World Sleep Society has set ‘Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet’, as the theme of the annual event.
The theme highlights the importance of sleep in a person’s life and maintaining his health. A night of good sleep allows better decision making and helps in improving cognitive understanding. The theme also highlights the good effects of proper sleep which helps in improving quality of life.