Today, let’s celebrate the World Health Day by cheering health professionals globally. A day dedicated to worldwide doctors, nurses, paramedics and all the other health workers.
Especially during the current global health crisis situation, the world wouldn’t survive without the hard work and timeless job of the medical teams. From providing high quality treatment and care to leading community dialogue to address fears and questions, the health workers are the real heroes. Salute!
On this International Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted and made a series of recommendations to strengthen the nursing and midwifery workforce. They will focus on universal health coverage, maternal and child health, infectious and non-communicable diseases, mental health, emergency response, patient safety and much more.
It’s #WorldHealthDay!
Today, we celebrate the work of nurses & midwives by showing our appreciation for their bravery, courage & resolve in the global #COVID19 response.
Tell us who your favourite nurse or midwife is 💐.
#SupportNursesAndMidwives ➡️ https://t.co/ZFkbyJFmG0 pic.twitter.com/02Skex6uW8— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 6, 2020
Celebrating health professionals, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also showed his support and spoke about the tireless job of them during the coronavirus outbreak. He thanked them and had a word for the citizens too, via a tweet. See:
Today on #WorldHealthDay, let us not only pray for each other’s good health and well-being but also reaffirm our gratitude towards all those doctors, nurses, medical staff and healthcare workers who are bravely leading the battle against the COVID-19 menace. 🙏🏼
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 7, 2020
This #WorldHealthDay, let us also ensure we follow practices like social distancing which will protect our own lives as well as the lives of others. May this day also inspire us towards focusing on personal fitness through the year, which would help improve our overall health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 7, 2020