orld Health Day is one of those constructs that allows everybody in a certain community to talk "on message" and focus discussion about a pre-selected theme. The date was picked because it is the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations specialized agency in charge of coordinating international public health policy efforts. This year the chosen theme is "invest in health, build a safer future."In truth, each participating organization tends to bend the theme to whatever they wish to talk about.
For their part, WHO focused on "international health security," while the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) chose to emphasize investing in being prepared for health emergencies.
And the World Bank? Well, to my surprise, they have chosen to focus on Latin...