‘Pakistan short of trained, quality nurses’ National May 12, 2021 Pakistan’s nurses and midwives are playing a vital role on the front line of the third Covid-19 wave despite the ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals in the country, a seminar held at the Aga Khan University (AKU) on Tuesday to celebrate International Day of Nurses and Midwives was told by officials, policymakers and academics. “Pakistan has one of the greatest shortages of trained high-quality nurses,” said Dr Faisal Sultan, special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on health, as he addressed the seminar from Islamabad through videoconferencing. “No healthcare system can deliver quality care without the input of trained, committed professionals in the nursing field,” he said, adding that the government’s national health taskforce is working to expand the education and training of nurses to ensure that the country’s nursing workforce continues to grow.