World Health Day 2020

Primary health care: a path towards universal health coverage

In this International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, World Health Day 2020 will shine a spotlight on the vital role they play in providing quality health and social care, under the slogan “Support nurses and midwives”. The campaign will be used to mobilize action and encourage investments to strengthen the nursing and midwifery workforce.

Nursing and midwifery in the Region

Nurses and midwives make up more than half the global health workforce. The Eastern Mediterranean Region continues to face shortages of well-prepared nurses and midwives with the needed skills and competencies to provide quality health services.

 

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Nurses and midwives are frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19

Nurses and midwives are frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19

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International Year of the Nurse and Midwife

International Year of the Nurse and Midwife

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World Health Day 2020: Support nurses and midwives

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