The Year of the Nurse and Midwife: an effort worth joining?

Authors

  • Eva Said Chief at Nursing and Midwifery Development Centre, Erbil, Iraq.

Keywords:

Editorial

Abstract

The World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife in tribute to Florence Nightingale who was born 200 years ago. The decision to dedicate a whole year to nursing and midwifery has not been made only to remember and celebrate the founder of modern nursing. It was made to recognize the importance of these caring professions for global health and the health care systems and for society as a whole.

References

“Nurses Are The “Bridge” Of Healthcare In January of 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) had a meeting where the director-general of the W.H.O., Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the official proposal to declare 2020 the year of the nurse and the midwife.

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Published

2019-11-30

How to Cite

1.
Said E. The Year of the Nurse and Midwife: an effort worth joining?. Erbil j. nurs. midwifery [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 25];2(2):84. Available from: https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/108

Issue

Section

Editorial