2021年5月20日是第22個(gè)“世界計(jì)量日”，國際法制計(jì)量組織和國際計(jì)量局發(fā)布了2021年世界計(jì)量日主題“Measurements for Health”及海報(bào)，該主題旨在讓人們認(rèn)識(shí)到測量在守護(hù)我們每個(gè)人的平安健康中所發(fā)揮的重要作用。為配合“世界計(jì)量日”活動(dòng)開展，市場監(jiān)管總局將“世界計(jì)量日”中文主題正式確定為“測量守護(hù)健康”。 

　　“世界計(jì)量日”是由國際米制公約組織和國際法制計(jì)量組織為紀(jì)念1875年5月20日《米制公約》簽署而設(shè)立。1999年經(jīng)國際計(jì)量大會(huì)投票表決，決定自2000年起，將米制公約簽署日（5月20日）作為“世界計(jì)量日”。

　　測量守護(hù)健康  

　　在全世界聚焦如何從新冠肺炎疫情的影響中快速有效地復(fù)蘇之際, 2021年世界計(jì)量日即將到來。 

　　2020年伊始，新冠病毒影響世界各地人民的速度之快和程度之烈，迫使各國政府迅速作出反應(yīng)。在疫情剛剛蔓延之際，新的測量需求就大量涌現(xiàn)。首先是大范圍的病毒檢測，個(gè)人防護(hù)設(shè)備性能的檢測，其后的疫苗開發(fā)也依賴于對(duì)復(fù)雜蛋白和RNA分子的準(zhǔn)確識(shí)別和測量。 

　　這些需求的規(guī)模巨大，使許多國家的優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)發(fā)生改變。為應(yīng)對(duì)病毒的挑戰(zhàn)，保護(hù)民眾健康, 政府重新聚焦現(xiàn)有科學(xué)能力，全球計(jì)量界也加入到了應(yīng)對(duì)這些新的國家和全球挑戰(zhàn)的努力中，利用已擁有的測量科學(xué)方面的經(jīng)驗(yàn)來解決諸如以下的國家需求： 

　　·個(gè)人防護(hù)口罩檢測系統(tǒng)的建立； 

　　·醫(yī)院所需新型呼吸機(jī)系統(tǒng)的設(shè)計(jì)和檢測； 

　　·檢測樣品中病毒分子的識(shí)別和計(jì)數(shù)； 

　　·疫苗免疫效力的測量。 

　　計(jì)量界已建立了支撐保護(hù)和促進(jìn)健康所需要的各種測量的技術(shù)能力，使得上述工作成為可能。這些能力包括： 

　　·為具有測量功能的所有類別的醫(yī)療設(shè)備制定國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，包括自動(dòng)血壓計(jì)、眼科儀器和醫(yī)用注射器等； 

　　·支持臨床實(shí)驗(yàn)室檢測，確保醫(yī)用溫度計(jì)的測量與國際認(rèn)可的溫標(biāo)相符； 

　　·確保患者在X射線檢查中接受正確的輻射劑量； 

　　·為保證癌癥治療中準(zhǔn)確的放射劑量提供基礎(chǔ)。 

　　我們選擇“測量守護(hù)健康”作為今年世界計(jì)量日的主題，是希望讓人們關(guān)注測量在守護(hù)人民健康方面所發(fā)揮的重要作用，尤其是在世界各國計(jì)量機(jī)構(gòu)迅速將其經(jīng)驗(yàn)和能力轉(zhuǎn)向應(yīng)對(duì)新的國家健康挑戰(zhàn)之時(shí)，它的到來恰逢其時(shí)。 

　　祝愿2021年世界計(jì)量日取得圓滿成功！期待得到各方世界計(jì)量日的宣傳海報(bào)和舉辦活動(dòng)方面的更多信息。

Measurement for Health

World Metrology Day in 2021 comes at a time when the world is focussed on making a quick and effective recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The speed and severity with which the virus impacted people around the world at the beginning of 2020 forced governments to respond rapidly. Right from the beginning, new measurement requirements emerged, starting with the need for large-scale testing for the presence of the virus and the performance of personal protective equipment. Subsequently, the development of vaccines has depended on accurate identification and measurement of complex protein and RNA molecules.

The enormous scale of these requirements has changed national priorities globally; governments have re-focussed established science capabilities to meet the challenge of protecting their populations from the impact of the virus. The metrology community around the globe has been involved with these new national and global challenges, and has used its established experience of measurement science to address national needs such as by:

• setting up systems to test masks needed for personal protection,

• contributing to the design and testing of new ventilator systems needed in hospitals,

• identifying and counting virus molecules in test samples, and

• measuring the efficacy of vaccine doses.

  
  

This has been possible because of established technical capabilities to support many of the measurements needed to protect and improve health. These include:

• developing international standards for all types of medical devices with a measuring function, including automated blood-pressure instruments, ophthalmic instruments and medical syringes,

• underpinning clinical laboratory testing by ensuring that measurements made by medical thermometers are in line with the internationally recognised temperature scale,

• ensuring that patients experience the correct dose of X-rays during diagnostic procedures, and

• providing the basis for accurate therapeutic doses of radiation in the treatment of cancer.

  
  

We chose the theme “Measurement for Health” for World Metrology Day this year to draw attention to the importance of measurement to support the protection of health. It comes at a time when the experience and capabilities invested in metrology organisations around the world have been turned at short notice to address new national health challenges.

We wish you a very successful World Metrology Day 2021 and look forward to receiving your posters and details of any events you are holding.