“Just ticking boxes is not the ultimate goal here. Embracing a culture of teamwork and discipline is. And if we recognised the opportunity, the two-minute WHO checklist is just a start.”

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This reads as a critique of compliance without real change. It suggests that following a checklist is useful, but only as the beginning of a deeper habit of working together carefully and consistently. It lands in settings where people are tempted to treat procedure as the finish line, instead of a tool for better practice.

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