International Day of Midwives 2020
Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services. These are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and children; giving lifesaving immunizations and health advice; looking after older people and generally meeting everyday essential health needs. They are often, the first and only point of care in their communities. The world needs 9 million more nurses and midwives if it is to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.
WHO campaign page for International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
Publication- Midwives Voices, Midwives Realities
Evidence- Lancet Series on Midwifery, 2014
HRH Duchess of Cambridge letter to mark the IYoNM
Campaign materials for International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife