Antimicrobial resistance – the theme of World Health Day 2011 – and its global spread, threatens the continued effectiveness of many medicines used today to treat the sick. On this day, WHO is launching a worldwide campaign to safeguard these medicines for future generations.
To echo WHO's leadership in fighting against antimicrobial resistance, the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority jointly organised a Ceremony of Celebration on World Health Day, 7 April 2011 and a Scientific Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in the morning of the same day.
![Welcome Remarks by Dr PY LAM, Director of Health](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_py_lam.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_py_lam2.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Welcome Remarks by Dr PY LAM, Director of Health");){kind=link}
![Welcome Remarks by Mr Anthony WU, Chairman of Hospital Authority](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_chairman.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_chairman2.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Welcome Remarks by Mr Anthony WU, Chairman of Hospital Authority");){kind=link}
![Congratulatory Message from Dr Margaret CHAN, Director-General of World Health Organization](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_chan.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_chan.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Congratulatory Message from Dr Margaret CHAN, Director-General of World Health Organization");){kind=link}
![Keynote Address by Dr York CHOW, Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR Government](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_sfh.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_sfh2.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Keynote Address by Dr York CHOW, Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR Government");){kind=link}
![Congratulatory Message from Ms Laurette Onkelinx, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Belgium](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_minister.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_minister.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Congratulatory Message from Ms Laurette Onkelinx, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Belgium");){kind=link}
![Congratulatory Message from Prof Didier Pittet, Lead, WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_pittet.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_pittet.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Congratulatory Message from Prof Didier Pittet, Lead, WHO First Global Patient Safety Challenge");){kind=link}
![Tidbits of Ceremony of Celebration on World Health Day 2011](javascript:videoplayer("container","http://res.chp.gov.hk/video/whd2011_highlight.mp4","/files/jpg/video_whd2011_highlight.jpg",528,352);changevideoname("Tidbits of Ceremony of Celebration on World Health Day 2011");){kind=link}