The Year of the Nurse and Midwife: an effort worth joining?

The World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife in tribute to Florence Nightingale who was born 200 years ago. The decision to dedicate a whole year to nursing and midwifery has not been made only to remember and celebrate the founder of modern nursin...

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Main Author: Eva Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hawler Medical University 2019-11-01
Series:Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/108
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description The World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife in tribute to Florence Nightingale who was born 200 years ago. The decision to dedicate a whole year to nursing and midwifery has not been made only to remember and celebrate the founder of modern nursing. It was made to recognize the importance of these caring professions for global health and the health care systems and for society as a whole.
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spelling doaj.art-ca4ae50dbced4195bcb702504bd4a8802023-04-25T15:36:05ZengHawler Medical UniversityErbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery2523-02712617-183X2019-11-0122The Year of the Nurse and Midwife: an effort worth joining?Eva Said0Chief at Nursing and Midwifery Development Centre, Erbil, Iraq. The World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife in tribute to Florence Nightingale who was born 200 years ago. The decision to dedicate a whole year to nursing and midwifery has not been made only to remember and celebrate the founder of modern nursing. It was made to recognize the importance of these caring professions for global health and the health care systems and for society as a whole. https://ejnm.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/ejnm/article/view/108Editorial
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