Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)

Nursing and midwifery Despite the critical role they play in health care, there is a shortage of nurses worldwide that is expected to rise as the population grows. Initiatives to expand health care services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, are succeeding in providing access to previously underserved communities, which furthers the need for trained nurses. Every country needs ...

Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)

Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce. More than 80% of the world’s nurses work in countries that are home to half of the world’s population.

State of the world's nursing report 2025

The 2025 edition of the State of the world’s nursing provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the nursing workforce. The report features new indicators on critical areas for nursing, such as education capacity, advanced practice nursing and remuneration.

Countries advance “Nursing Action” initiative to tackle nurse shortages ...

The retention of nurses in Member States of the WHO European Region is central to “Nursing Action”, a landmark European Union (EU)-funded initiative aimed at strengthening the nursing workforce across the EU and Norway and ultimately improving people’s health.

Nursing workforce grows, but inequities threaten global health goals

The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but wide disparities in the availability of nurses remain across regions and countries, according to the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses (ICN) and partners.

Webinar - State of the World's Nursing 2025 (SoWN 2025) report

WHO is currently developing the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 (SoWN 2025) report, which will be launched on 12 May 2025. This report will offer an updated, comprehensive analysis of the nursing workforce at national, regional, and global levels. This report is built on the SoWN 2020 report that provided critical insights and informed policy decisions on optimizing nurses’ roles and ...

State of the world's nursing 2020: investing in education, jobs and ...

The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date (as of 2020) evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.

护理和助产服务 - World Health Organization (WHO)

护士有许多职能：提供和管理个人护理和治疗服务，与家庭和社区合作，在公共卫生以及疾病和感染控制方面发挥核心作用。 护士往往是人们见到的第一个（有时可能是唯一的）卫生专业人员。护士进行初步评估、护理和治疗的质量至关重要。他们也是所在当地社区的一员，分享其文化以及优缺点 ...

Soins infirmiers et obstétricaux

The Global strategic directions for strengthening nursing and midwifery 2016–2020 provides a framework for WHO and key stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate nursing and midwifery accomplishments to ensure accessible, acceptable, quality, and safe nursing and midwifery interventions.

WHO/Europe launches EU-funded “Nursing Action” project to address ...

17 January 2025, Poland – Launch eventWHO/Europe, in partnership with the European Commission and the Polish European Union (EU) Presidency, will launch “Nursing Action”, a new EU-funded initiative designed to tackle critical shortages in the nursing workforce across the EU. The launch event will take place on 17 January 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, as part of a day-long series of events and ...