International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is each year observed on 27 December.
The first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was observed on 27 December 2020.
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on 7 December 2020 and declared 27 December as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
The day was called to advocate the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for, and partnership against epidemics.
An epidemic is the fast spread of a disease to a large number of people in a given population within an area in a short time.
An epidemic that has spread across multiple continents or worldwide is called pandemic.
