The India Nodal Bioethics Centre  at SRM Institute of Science and Technology  is proud to announce the celebration of SEVENTH WORLD BIOETHICS DAY globally on Wednesday, 19th October 2022 in alliance with Department of International Chair in Bioethics, WMA Cooperating Centre, At SRM, we are celebrating the  ‘ Common Program’ as part of our commitment to proliferate the awareness and practice of Bioethical principles documented in the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights 2005.

The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Social Responsibility and Health’. This theme is inspired by Article 14 of UDBHR and by the importance of responsible behavior of individuals towards their society during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sense of responsibility of individuals towards society as well as acceptance of vaccination played a significant role in prevention of spread of COVID -19. It was observed worldwide that the responsible behavior of individuals helped in the containment of the disease.

The Common Program and Timeline of the events for World Bioethics Day 2022 shall be intimated shortly.