Guest Column by Michelle Nigro | 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Here’s why that matters
(04/23/20 11:14pm)
The World House Organization has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in conjunction with the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. This is the first time the WHO as ever declared it the year of anything, and the organization intended this designation the to highlight the contributions of nurses and midwives in the health care system and to show that they represent the bridge between the community and health institutions. The organization also wanted to mobilize nurses globally to help achieve universal health coverage, and to address the shortage of these professions.