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A doctor looking at a child who was operated for cleft lip in Visakhapatnam. World Health Day is observed every year on April 7 under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation (WHO). In 1948, the World Health Organisation held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly marked April 7 of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The day is observed to create awareness of a specific health theme and to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organisation (WHO). Over the past 50 years, this has brought to light important health issues such as mental health, maternal and child care and climate change. The event is marked by activities, which extend beyond the day itself and serves as an opportunity to focus worldwide attention on these important aspects of global health. The World Health Day 2009 focuses on the resilience and safety of health facilities and the health workers who treat those affected by emergencies. Health centres and staff are critical lifelines for vulnerable people in disasters - treating injuries, preventing illnesses and caring for people’s health needs. Primary health careThey are cornerstones for primary health care in communities – meeting everyday needs, such as safe childbirth services, immunization and chronic disease care that must continue in emergencies. Often, already fragile health systems are unable to keep functioning through a disaster, with immediate and future public health consequences. The theme underscores the importance of these institutions during times of disasters and crises. Hospitals are often assumed to be ready to cope with emergencies, but investment and particular efforts are required to ensure they are constructed and managed so that they can continue to function in a crisis, when they are needed most to save lives. The cost of making a hospital safe need not be great. The low-cost, high-impact interventions available can reduce risks and increase the resilience of new and existing facilities. How a hospital performs in an emergency not only affects the immediate victims but also has long-term consequences for health care, as reconstruction takes both time and resources. Making hospitals and health facilities safe from disasters is an economic requirement and a social necessity. During emergencies, the health centres are not only expected to continue to provide primary health care but also to provide services to answer to these disasters. These disasters have been known to disrupt health systems leading to further health care consequences.
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