MEDICAL AND HEALTH PERSONNEL WEEK

I am inviting you and your organization to annually observe Medical and Health Personnel Week during 2nd to 8th April.

Many thanks to those persons and groups assisting and observing Medical and Health Personnel Week during the past few years. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to hold their independent observances.

The manner of observing this annual week is optional and you can use any appropriate forum.

By informing your group, organization, government, friends, public institutions and neighbourhood, the message can reach a wider audience.

The below information can be used in brochures, magazines, newspapers, e-mails or newsletters.

Feel free to contact me for further information and good luck in your endeavours.

There is a need to acknowledge the work of health professionals and personnel who dedicate their lives in assisting and improving the health care system and enriching human lives. Too often we tend to either overlook or seem ungrateful of the work and service rendered by health and medical persons.

What is the purpose of having a Medical and Health Personnel Week.? We have observed special days in the quest for cures and for the eradication of life-threatening epidemics, diseases and ailments, but we need to recognize and display gratitude for the persons involved in seeking cures and alleviating suffering.

In the health care system, countless men and women sacrifice valuable time and quality time to alleviate suffering, heal the sick and comfort the dying. Many health professionals are unrewarded for long years of dedicated and unselfish service to a profession that is constantly pressured to find cures and/or eradicate infectious, sexually transmitted and genetic diseases.

These brave men and women can be found in laboratories, hospitals, clinics, villages and cities. They often work with limited resources in unsafe and war-torn environments. Many volunteers in the medical field gladly share their knowledge and expertise with the less fortunate.

The world needs to remember and better reward the pioneers and the unsung heroes for their tireless efforts. Indeed, they have pledged, often at the risk of their own, to improve our lives and future generations. Let us join hospitals, institutions and private health care organizations throughout the world in celebrating Medical and Health Personnel Week during 2^nd to 8^th April.

For more information contact Jerome Teelucksingh, Riverside Drive, Lange Park, Chaguanas, Trinidad, West Indies.

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