Get involved
Thank your local health and care workers
Health and care workers are on the COVID-19 frontline. Take a moment to thank them and show them your appreciation. Share photos and videos of and from health and care workers, and patients explaining why their work is vital. Use #SupportHealthCareWorkers and #COVID19.
Engage Local leaders and celebrities
Encourage leaders, health care leaders to promote the “Year” in their speeches, on social media, websites, television and radio interviews. Identify and contact local celebrities and influencers to speak up for health and care workers.
Write to your leaders
If you are a health worker, share your concerns with the people who make policies that can make a difference.
Work through the media
Getting media coverage for your activities can take our message to mass public audiences and helps to get the attention of policy-makers and politicians. There are a number of different tactics you can take: pitch opinion pieces which can stimulate debate and keep our issues in the media; ask a prominent writer, celebrity, or even health worker to write a piece explaining the current situation in your country.
Display campaign posters
Produce and display International Year of Health and Care Workers at strategic locations – supermarkets, bus stops, schools, local health facilities, health ministry etc. (campaign posters will be available throughout the year).
Share our campaign materials
Join the drum roll and participate in our social media campaign on Twitter and Instagram. Share photos and video “testimonials”—of and from health and care workers, patients, health leaders, influencers and advocates—explaining why this vital workforce is essential, and why we need greater investment in the health workforce.
Throughout the campaign we will be communicating via our WHO social media channels.
The primary hashtag that we are using is #SupportHealthCareWorkers.
Make sure to tag your local/favourite health and care workers, along with policy makers and other relevant actors.