The global nursing and midwifery workforce makes up nearly 50 per cent of the health workforce and plays a critical role in healthcare systems worldwide and the overall well-being of our populations.
This comes as it emerges that at least 2,500 contracts issued to nurses who were hired in 2020 will lapse next month.
The writer says the government must advance nurses' rights, lessen their strain and address understaffing for improved healthcare delivery.
International Nurses Week is celebrated across the world to highlight the incredible work nurses do every day.
Knun wants the nurses under UHC employed on permanent and pensionable terms.
Patricia Ndoro has been seeing at least 40 pregnant mothers every day since doctors downed tools a month ago.
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