Paying tribute to health care workers on the frontline

摘要

The cover of this month’s EMHJ shows a candle. This candle was lit on 18 May in the main hall during the first day of the World Health Assembly in memory of all health workers who lost their lives in the service of health in 2014-2015. Lighting of the candle was followed by a moment of silence. It was a poignant moment which reminded those present that we all depend upon the dedication of health workers at some point in our lives. Too often we take that dedication for granted, both in the clinical setting and in the public health setting. In the past year we have lost precious lives to Ebola and MERS-CoV, to politically motivated attacks, and to conflict.