April 7th, 2009
This year, the focus of World Health Day is on emergency preparedness for hospitals and medical facilities. The following bloggers have lent their blogs to honor the spirit of the day.
Health Journalism provides readers with an overview of World Health Day 2009.
In an emergency, poor construction or planning “not only endangers the community, it also puts health care workers’ and their patients’ lives in peril,†writes retired EMT Michael Coston on his blog, Avian Flu Diary.
“If there’s a disaster, you want your hospital to be ready,†writes the author of Random (but not really).
“Our community health resources are an important link in our overall well being and survival†writes MsLadyDeborah, who encourages her readers to get involved with the WHO to improve the quality of health care.
Technology in Our Classroom hosts a gallery of photos from the WHO illustrating the need for better medical infrastructure.
Alicia Sparks of Celebrity Psychings reports that Jet Li, the UN’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, plans to attend the launch of World Health Day in Beijing April 7th.
Aman of Technology Health and Development ponders the future of global health and the impact technology will have on speeding positive health outcomes.
[...] focus this World Health Day on hospital infrastructure during times of emergency. The folks over at Global Health Progress have a good round of what some bloggers are saying and include health journalism folks as well as [...]