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Overview of Campaign:

Nurses and midwives are often undervalued, underpaid, and underrepresented in policy discussions and decisions. Despite this, they continue to save lives and lead and organize for change in health systems. That is why we’re glad the World Health Organization has declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

Did you know that nurses and midwives make up nearly half the global health workforce? Today, as we confront COVID-19, nurses and midwives are leading the pandemic response while ensuring continuity of services. Through their leadership, they can advance healthcare policy to reach universal health coverage.

Nurses Lead.
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Explore our virtual spotlight wall to read stories, watch, and hear from nurses and midwives advancing care in communities across the globe.

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Lubega Martin | Providing Antenatal Care

Kampala , Uganda

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Manila Prak | Advancing the Nursing Profession in Cambodia Through Policy Leadership

Phnom Penh , Cambodia

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Cliff Aliga | Advocating for Nurses and Patients

Kampala , Uganda

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Harriet Nayiga | Bringing Midwifery Services to the Community

Masaka , Uganda

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Isaac Wonyima Okello | Nurses and Midwives Are the Fulcrum of Health Service Delivery

Nwoya , Uganda

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Jannipher Nambalirwa Mateega | Nursing Is a Call to Service

Kampala , Uganda

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Dan Muramuzi | Empower Nurses to Deliver Care

Kampala , Uganda

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Elizabeth Ekong | Championing Nurses and Midwives in Uganda

Mukono , Uganda

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Isata Dumbuya | Combating Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Crisis Through COVID-19

Kono , Sierra Leone

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Webinar | Training, Education, and Empowerment: Investing in Midwives and Nurses as Leaders
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Kathy Beach | Midwives Waiting for COVID-19 in Malawi

Blantyre , Malawi

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Perspectives on Nurse and Midwife Leadership During COVID-19

Kampala , Uganda

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Julie Mann | She Can Only See My Eyes: Birth During COVID-19

Boston, MA , USA

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Imelda Ngonyani | Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses

Mwanza , Tanzania

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Lisette Jerez | How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Kids With Clefts Through The Pandemic

Temuco , Chile

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Keoagetse Kgwabi | Without Nurses and Midwives, There is No Healthcare

Gweta , Botswana

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World Needs Public Health, Nursing to Lead Way in Global Pandemic

Boston , USA

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Vicky Caroline Achayo | Midwives Save Lives

Lira , Uganda

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Mathew Thuku | 2020: The Year to Promote Nurses in Leadership

Nairobi , Kenya

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Chanthy Deep | How to be a Factory Infirmary offering Healthy Choices to Workers

Phonm Penh , Cambodia

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Stembile Mugore | Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife

Chapel Hill, NC , USA

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Ramatou Fomba Konate | Honor and Pride in Practicing the Noble Profession of Midwifery

Bamako , Mali

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Virina Yab and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project
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Julie Anathan | This is our time. This is our stage. Let’s use it!

Boston, MA , USA

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6 Nurses and Midwives on What It Takes to Do the Job

Guatemala City , Guatemala

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Sreyleak, the Midwife, and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project
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Byera Kwesiga | The Importance of Screening Mama’s for Hypertension

Shinyanga , Tanzania

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The Power of Nurses with Barbara Stilwell
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This Is the Sound of 2,500+ Nurses Speaking Out on the Biases and Barriers They Face at Work

Chapel Hill, NC , USA

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Ester Kayitesi | Screening Patients for COVID-19

Rwamagana , Rwanda

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Advancing Nurse Leadership in the Health Workforce

Boston, MA , USA

2020: The Year to Promote Nurses in Leadership

2020: The Year to Promote Nurses in Leadership

Nairobi , Kenya

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6 Nurses and Midwives on What It Takes to Do the Job

6 Nurses and Midwives on What It Takes to Do the Job

Guatemala City , Guatemala

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Advancing Nurse Leadership in the Health Workforce

Advancing Nurse Leadership in the Health Workforce

Boston, MA , USA

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Championing Nurses and Midwives in Uganda

Championing Nurses and Midwives in Uganda

Mukono , Uganda

Read Her Story
Chanthy Deep: How to be a Factory Infirmary offering Healthy Choices to Workers

Chanthy Deep: How to be a Factory Infirmary offering Healthy Choices to Workers

Phonm Penh , Cambodia

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Cliff Aliga | Advocating for Nurses and Patients

Cliff Aliga | Advocating for Nurses and Patients

Kampala , Uganda

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Combating Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Crisis Through COVID-19

Combating Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Crisis Through COVID-19

Kono , Sierra Leone

Read Her Story
Dan Muramuzi: Empower Nurses to Deliver Care

Dan Muramuzi: Empower Nurses to Deliver Care

Kampala , Uganda

Read His Story
Harriet Nayiga | Bringing Midwifery Services to the Community

Harriet Nayiga | Bringing Midwifery Services to the Community

Masaka , Uganda

Read Her Story
Honor and Pride in Practicing the Noble Profession of Midwifery

Honor and Pride in Practicing the Noble Profession of Midwifery

Bamako , Mali

Read Her Story
Isaac Wonyima Okello: Nurses and Midwives Are the Fulcrum of Health Service Delivery

Isaac Wonyima Okello: Nurses and Midwives Are the Fulcrum of Health Service Delivery

Nwoya , Uganda

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Jannipher Nambalirwa Mateega: Nursing Is a Call to Service

Jannipher Nambalirwa Mateega: Nursing Is a Call to Service

Kampala , Uganda

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Keoagetse Kgwabi: Without Nurses and Midwives, There is No Healthcare

Keoagetse Kgwabi: Without Nurses and Midwives, There is No Healthcare

Gweta , Botswana

Read Her Story
Lubega Martin | Providing Antenatal Care

Lubega Martin | Providing Antenatal Care

Kampala , Uganda

Read His Story
Manila Prak | Advancing the Nursing Profession in Cambodia Through Policy Leadership

Manila Prak | Advancing the Nursing Profession in Cambodia Through Policy Leadership

Phnom Penh , Cambodia

Read Her Story
Midwives Waiting for COVID-19 in Malawi

Midwives Waiting for COVID-19 in Malawi

Blantyre , Malawi

Read Her Story
Notes from a Nurse: The Importance of Screening Mama’s for Hypertension

Notes from a Nurse: The Importance of Screening Mama’s for Hypertension

Shinyanga , Tanzania

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Nurse Lisette Jerez: How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Kids With Clefts Through The Pandemic

Nurse Lisette Jerez: How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Kids With Clefts Through The Pandemic

Temuco , Chile

Read Her Story
Perspectives on Nurse and Midwife Leadership During COVID-19

Perspectives on Nurse and Midwife Leadership During COVID-19

Kampala , Uganda

Read Her Story
Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses

Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses

Mwanza , Tanzania

Read Her Story
Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife

Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife

Chapel Hill, NC , USA

Read Her Story
Screening Patients for COVID-19

Screening Patients for COVID-19

Rwamagana , Rwanda

Read Her Story
She Can Only See My Eyes: Birth During COVID-19

She Can Only See My Eyes: Birth During COVID-19

Boston, MA , USA

Read Her Story
Sreyleak, the Midwife, and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project

Sreyleak, the Midwife, and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project

, Cambodia

Read Her Story
The Power of Nurses with Barbara Stilwell

The Power of Nurses with Barbara Stilwell

, UK

Read Her Story
This is our time. This is our stage. Let’s use it!

This is our time. This is our stage. Let’s use it!

Boston, MA , USA

Read Her Story
This Is the Sound of 2,500+ Nurses Speaking Out on the Biases and Barriers They Face at Work

This Is the Sound of 2,500+ Nurses Speaking Out on the Biases and Barriers They Face at Work

Chapel Hill, NC , USA

Read Her Story
Vicky Caroline Achayo: Midwives Save Lives

Vicky Caroline Achayo: Midwives Save Lives

Lira , Uganda

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Virina Yab and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project

Virina Yab and Her Changes with Healthy Women, Healthy Workplace Project

, Cambodia

Read Her Story
Webinar | Training, Education, and Empowerment: Investing in Midwives and Nurses as Leaders

Webinar | Training, Education, and Empowerment: Investing in Midwives and Nurses as Leaders

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Read Her Story
World Needs Public Health, Nursing to Lead Way in Global Pandemic

World Needs Public Health, Nursing to Lead Way in Global Pandemic

Boston , USA

Read Her Story

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