On these pages you will find the material used during the 8th "TRIAD meeting" jointly hosted by the WHO, the International Council of Nurses, and the International Confederation of Midwives, and the 9th Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers Forum.
The events this year were an unprecedented success. Over 600 nursing and midwifery leaders from ministries of health, national nursing and midwifery associations, regulators, WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery, and the Nursing Now campaign participated from more than 145 countries – the largest global virtual gathering of nurses and midwifery leaders ever. The events were another major milestone in the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, after the publication on occasion of World Health Day of the WHO State of the world’s nursing 2020 report.
The resulting Triad Statement articulated the consensus and priority actions to advance nursing and midwifery agendas forward towards the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the realization of Universal Health Coverage.
Background reading
The following documents provide a useful background to the discussions that took place during the events. They are drawn from across the organizations that hosted the events.
WHO Health Workforce Department
Five-year action plan for health employment and inclusive economic growth (2017–2021)
Global strategy on human resources for health: Workforce 2030
Investing in the Power of Nurse Leadership: What Will It Take?
Delivering quality health services: a global imperative for universal health coverage
Strengthening quality midwifery education for Universal Health Coverage 2030: framework for action
The State of the World's Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives
The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014: A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health
Vital roles of nurses and midwives in the Western Pacific Region
WHO SEARO Nursing and Midwifery
WHO EMRO Nursing and Midwifery
COVID 19 Session
Presentations
Howard Catton - 8th WHO ICN ICM TRIAD Meeting 2020
Patricia Titulaer van Ham - International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
Dr F Gulin Gedik - Health Workforce in the COVID 19 Response
Useful to read
Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context
Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health
ICN Covid-19 & International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020 Portal
Nursing Now COVID-19 resources
Paper on Midwifery Education in COVID-19 time
Paper on impact of COVID-19 on midwives’ practice in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Editorial on midwifery in Japan in the midst of a pandemic
Commentary on COVID-19. The new normal for midwives, women and families (UK focus)
International Year of the Midwife – an unexpected challenge
Presentations
Professor James Buchan - Optimizing the contributions of the nursing and midwifery workforces
Dr Karen Daniels - Taking SoWN forward: Facilitating policy dialogue at country level
Useful to read
Policy dialogue: What it is and how it can contribute to evidence-informed decision-making
International Confederation of Midwives Policy and Practice
Robert E, Rajan D, Koch K, et al. Policy dialogue as a collaborative tool for multi-stakeholder health governance: a scoping study. BMJ Global Health 2020;4:e002161.
Policy dialogue preparation and facilitation checklist: Evipnet Europe
Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery
Please find the presentations below:
Elizabeth Iro - History and purpose of the Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery
Useful to read
Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwives 2016-2020
Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030
Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescent's Health 2016-2030
Are the Global Strategic Directions for Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery 2016–2020 being implemented in countries?
The 9th Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers (GCNMO) Forum
Presentations
Honorable Minister of Health for Kingdom of Tonga, Associate Professor Amelia Afuha’amango Tuipulotu
Prof. Rowaida Al Maaitah Consultant for HRH Princess Muna El-Hussein