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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KARACHI:
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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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 Female Health Workers Nominated in ‘Top 100 Midwives and Nurses Leader’ Program December 20,2020
KABUL - The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife,” in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, Nightingale was a visionary nurse and leader. International Year of the Nurse and Midwife organization (YONM) and Women in Global Health (WGH) nominated 100 outstanding nurse and midwife leaders across the world. These nominees were selected and ranked by a steering committee with representatives from Women in WGH and partner organizations such as WHO, UNFPA, International Confederation of Midwives, and Nursing Now.
Direct Relief: 2020 Impact Report
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Ryan Strauss
2020 saw the unprecedented confluence of a deadly global pandemic with natural disasters worldwide – the largest wildfires ever recorded in the Western U.S. and Australia, 12 named tropical storms hitting the U.S. mainland, humanitarian disasters in Beirut and Yemen, earthquakes in Puerto Rico, and an ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose deaths.
In response to these unrelenting catastrophes, Direct Relief this year worked on more fronts than ever before in its 72-year history.
This report provides an overview of how Direct Relief has leveraged support from generous individuals, companies, and foundations to significantly expand global operations while continuing ongoing services and long-term support for local health systems in 2020.
Direct Relief: 2020 Impact Report
2020 saw the unprecedented confluence of a deadly global pandemic with natural disasters worldwide – the largest wildfires ever recorded in the Western U.S. and Australia, 12 named tropical storms hitting the U.S. mainland, humanitarian disasters in Beirut and Yemen, earthquakes in Puerto Rico, and an ongoing epidemic of opioid overdose deaths.
In response to these unrelenting catastrophes, Direct Relief this year worked on more fronts than ever before in its 72-year history.
This report provides an overview of how Direct Relief has leveraged support from generous individuals, companies, and foundations to significantly expand global operations while continuing ongoing services and long-term support for local health systems in 2020.