Today marks World Health Day - an observance the world marks this year in the context of the global pandemic of coronavirus. Cases of COVID-19 - the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus - are rising sharply globally. India has reported thousands of infections and well in excess of 100 deaths. “Today on [World Health Day], 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,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. His adulation of healthcare workers is especially apposite given that the theme of World Health Day 2020 is “the need to support nurses and midwives.” The release by the World Health Organization (WHO) of a landmark report on the State of the World’s Nursing underscores this. Coronavirus has dominated the discourse surrounding global … Read Full Article about World Health Day in a time of crisis
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