World Health Workers Week 2018: #WHWWeek: It’s World Health Worker Week April 1-7, 2018
Below are all what you should know about World Health Workers week 2018 and how you can participate
What is World Health Worker Week?
World Health Worker Week is an opportunity to mobilize communities, partners, and policy makers in support of health workers in your community and around the world. It is a time to celebrate the amazing work that they do and it is a time to raise awareness to the challenges they face every day. Perhaps most importantly, it is an opportunity to fill in the gaps in the health workforce by calling those in power to ensure that health workers have the training, supplies and support they need to do their jobs effectively.
Why do #HealthWorkersCount?
They are caretakers. They are educators. They are your neighbors, friends, and family. Without them, there would be no health services for millions of families worldwide.
Frontline health workers are midwives, community health workers, pharmacists, peer counselors, nurses and doctors working at community level as the first point of care for communities. They are the backbone of effective health systems and often come from the very communities they serve.
They are the first and often the only link to health care for millions of people. Frontline health workers provide immunizations and treat common infections. They are on the frontlines of battling deadly diseases diseases like Ebola and HIV/AIDS, and many families rely on them as trusted sources of information for preventing, treating and managing a variety of leading killers including diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and tuberculosis.
How can I get involved?
Honor health workers in your community (or communities you work in) by sharing their story. Participate in ‘#HealthWorkersCount campaign. Share your reasons using the hashtags #WHWWeek and #HealthWorkersCount and share this post with others to raise awareness about this week.
Organize events, local advocacy campaigns and other activities calling global leaders to prioritize health workforce strengthening.
Source :https://www.frontlinehealthworkers.org/world-health-worker-week
