Posts Tagged ‘9th December’

International Anti-Corruption Day 2010

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

  The 9th of December every year is observed as International Anti-Corruption Day. The call for this observance was made by the United Nations’ (UN) to increase awareness about corruption and various ways of combating it. Unfortunately, corruption is a vice that has crept into every sector, including healthcare. The illegal nexus between doctors, diagnostic [...]

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World Patient Safety Day

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

December 9th, every year, marks the World Alliance for Patient Safety Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched this Alliance day in 2005 to increase the awareness of unsafe healthcare. The purpose of Patient Safety Day is to revolutionize high level support and commitment to tackle patient safety issues in all parts of the world. [...]

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