Abstract
Support nurses and midwives to strengthen healthcare systems.
Highlights
Nurses Day[3] and the first State of the World’s Nursing report[4], recently launched by the International Council of Nurses and WHO respectively, highlight the crucial role played by nurses and midwives in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment
The article '"Being a midwife is being prepared to help women in very difficult conditions": midwives’ experiences of working in the rural and fragile settings of Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo’[5] identifies specific work challenges faced by midwives in a rural part of Africa plagued by conflict and crisis, including shortages of qualified health workers, shortages of equipment and supplies, and lack of professional support
Professional nursing organizations are writing to local, state and national leaders to demand that nurses be provided with the supplies, equipment and professional support they need to protect their patients, themselves and their communities from the COVID-19 virus
Summary
Nurses Day[3] and the first State of the World’s Nursing report[4], recently launched by the International Council of Nurses and WHO respectively, highlight the crucial role played by nurses and midwives in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment. Their role is even more important in Africa, and in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in other regions, where nurses are often the only health professionals accessible to rural and remote communities.
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