Year of the Health and Care Workers 2021

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2021 has been designated as the International Year of Health and Care Workers in appreciation and gratitude for their unwavering dedication in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO is launching a year-long campaign, under the theme – Protect. Invest. Together.  It highlights the urgent need to invest in health workers for shared dividends in health, jobs, economic opportunity and equity.

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Key dates for advocacy

World Health Worker Week: 5–9 April
World Health Day: 7 April
International Day of the Midwife: 5 May
International Nurses Day: 12 May