Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Nurses play a critical role in health care and are often the unsung heroes in health care facilities and emergency response. They are ...
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.
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 evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.
The WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (2021–2025)
The WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery 2021–2025 presents evidence-based practices and an interrelated set of policy priorities that can help countries ensure that midwives and nurses optimally contribute to achieving universal health coverage and other population health goals. It was developed in response to Decision WHA73 (30) which requested WHO, “to engage with ...
Official launch of State of the World's Nursing report 2025
Join the Nursing mailing list!The official launch is complemented by national and regional discussions focusing on country and regional data and insights.The report, which builds upon and updates the 2020 edition, provides a comprehensive description of the world’s nursing workforce in the context of a changed global environment, more complex ...
Nursing EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
To safeguard the future health workforce and the provision of high-quality health care, steps must be taken to ensure that nursing and midwifery are seen as attractive career options. Nurses and midwives must have a solid evidence-based education that enables them to meet the changing needs of a population by working, on their own and in teams with other professionals, along the entire ...
Nursing Now Campaign - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nursing Now, a three-year global campaign (2018-2020), aims to improve health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide. Run in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses, Nursing Now seeks to empower nurses to take their place at the heart of tackling 21st Century health challenges and ...
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10 000 population)
The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 health topics indicators
Nursing personnel (number) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Over 55% of WHO Member States report to have less than 40 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 population (about 23% report to have less than 10). In many countries nurses and midwives constitute more than 50% of the national health workforce. Though globally, it is estimated that by 2030, the shortage of nurses and midwives will reduce from the current 9 million to 7.6 million, the ...
