Akshay Kumar will feature in a video campaign by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about diabetes in India.

 Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will feature in a video campaign by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about diabetes in India which will be directed by Rajkumar Hirani and released on World Health Day on April 7. The video will be released online on the YouTube channel, Being Indian. Sanjay Deshmukh, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs), will also be a part of the video. Previously, Akshay supported the UN’s Global Goals campaign advocating the importance of Global Goal No 3 “Good Health and Well-Being”. 

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations. The WHO is responsible for the World Health Report, a leading international publication on health, the worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day (7 April of every year). The head of WHO is Margaret Chan.