Details Written by Rhoda Madson Rochester, Minnesota - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how connected and dependent people are in terms of collective global health, says G. Anton Decker, M.B., B.Ch., president of Mayo Clinic International. Global health equity is a key focus of the World Health Organization's World Health Day, which will be recognized on Wednesday, April 7. For Mayo Clinic, the pandemic has highlighted three lessons to improve health equity, Dr. Decker says. "We've learned so much from the pandemic. Firstly, we've learned that the world needs a trusted source of knowledge," Dr. Decker says. "But knowledge by itself is not enough. It's only useful when it can work on a foundation of partnerships, people, processes and technology."