COVID-19 hijacks nurses’ big year but also demonstrates their importance

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COVID-19 hijacks nurses’ big year but also demonstrates their importance

We kept COVID at bay, fair pay - nurses
Keeping COVID at bay overshadowed the celebrations this year of the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020 celebrations were overshadowed this year. Fiona Cassie talks to nurse leaders about the country’s hopes, challenges and disappointments

International Year of the Nurse statistics, - WHO estimates the world needs 5.9 million more nurses to meet universal health coverage needs. - Globally, the average number of nurses is 36.9 p