Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 31 May 2026

World Digestive Health Day observed on May 29

Exam-focused facts from the 31 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is a worldwide public health campaign observed on May 29.
  • The event is coordinated by the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO).
  • WDHD was inaugurated in 2004 and first held in 2005.
  • The date was chosen because the constitution of the WGO was adopted on May 29, 1958, during the first World Congress of Gastroenterology.
  • The WGO was originally named the Organisation Mondiale de Gastroenterologie (OMGE) and received its current name in 2006.

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