It’s #InternationalNursesDay!
Today, we #SupportNursesAndMidwives by celebrating their bravery, kindness, and dedication
Elizabeth Iro, WHO Chief Nursing Officer, takes us through her journey on becoming a nurse and what it means to be a nurse. Who is your favourite nurse?pic.twitter.com/QtQF0x8frb
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To nurses everywhere:
Thank you for working round the clock to keep us safe during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Thank you for the difference you are making, every day and everywhere.
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Nurses are at the forefront of
#COVID19 response, providing high-quality, respectful treatment & care, and leading community dialogue to address fears & questions. Without nurses, there would be no response. On#InternationalNursesDay, we commit to#SupportHealthCareWorkers!pic.twitter.com/JaNximUtQR
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According to the State of the World’s Nursing Report 2020:
Governments must invest in massive acceleration of nursing education
6 million new nursing jobs must be created by 2030
Investments must be made in nurse leadership
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Happy
#InternationalNursesDay! Nurses & midwives are first responders, advocates & innovators in their:
communities
clinics
hospitals
healthcare systems
Name a nurse who has made a difference in your life and thank them today
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Like the saying goes a healthy mind and healthy body..hence making their role crucial. This adds up to even being in surgery rooms ensuring that due deligence and duty to care are observed!
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Very true. I hope nurses in the UK get their much overdue and much deserved pay rise too.
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& throat specialists & 1 audiologist serve a population of 17 million. Nurses like Carol Sinkende, who works in a clinic in a remote area of
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needs more nurses!
We face a global shortage of at least 5.9 million nurses – with greatest gaps in Africa, Southeast Asia, countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, & some in Latin America.

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