Eight Pakistanis make it to world’s top 100 nurses, midwives list
WHO recognises women from 43 countries for their exemplary role during pandemic
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Eight Pakistanis have made it to the 2020 global list of ‘100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders’ for their contributions to raising healthcare standards across the globe, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The list recognises nurses and midwives from 43 countries. The recognition marks the end of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) yearlong ‘Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020’ campaign.
The outstanding leaders were acknowledged by Women in Global Health (WGH), which collaborated with the WHO, United Nations Population Fund, Nursing Now, International Council of Nurses and International Confederation of Midwives.
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Recently, there has been much discussion in the media about gender imbalance in the COVID-19 response.
Journalists and scientists alike have drawn attention to the unequal representation in decision-making bodies, the social impacts that disproportionately affect women or pose unique challenges for transgender people, and heightened effects on other marginalized groups.
In this context, a team of researchers set out to analyze another interesting aspect of COVID-19 politics through the lens of gender: political discourse.
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Cambodia Nurses Association president Prak Manila has been recognised by the international NGO Women in Global Health (WGH) by making their 2020 list of 100 Outstanding Women in Nursing.
According to the WGH, hundreds of women were nominated through an online submission form that evaluates them according to eight categories that are pertinent to the improvement of nursing and midwife practises and leadership.
The selection process was based on those eight areas along with an assessment of their contributions to global health. The list of over 100 finalists included women from 43 countries and the competition was judged by representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and four other partner organisations doing work related to public health.
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This partnership of the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nursing Now, International Council of Nurses (ICN), International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), and Women in Global Health (WGH), features the achievements and contributions of nurses and midwives from 43 countries and across 6 global regions, to recognize these women and the millions of nurses and midwives around the world.
Midwives and nurses the overwhelming majority of whom are women are the backbone of primary health systems. Their care during this monumental year has had an impact far beyond the facilities in which they work.
Afghan Women Among 100 Outstanding Women Nurses, Midwives
Three Afghan women have been recognized among the nominees for the 100 outstanding women nurses, midwives and leaders by the Women in Global Health for their pivotal role in providing health services in difficult times.
Zahra Mirzaei is a midwife and educator, playing an important role in her community and province, and even on the national stage through advocacy and acceptance of community midwifery education (CME), said Women in Global Health. Marufa is an accomplished nurse in Afghanistan who has had to work in difficult and challenging environments. She is passionate about quality improvement and family health education within the nursing field, said the organization.