The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed globally on September 10, under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) annually since 2003 to facilitate research and create awareness on the causes and remedies of the curse in society. According to WHO, 3,000 people take their own lives daily and for every case of suicide there are 20 unsuccessful attempted suicides. WHO started observing WSPD when the International Association for Suicide Prevention advocated that suicides could be prevented if the provision of treatments and follow-up care for people displaying suicidal behaviors and those having attempted suicides, were made statutory in UN member countries.
