Today is World Health Day, and according to the World Health Organization, this year the mission will be to “celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind world leaders of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy.”
Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women, and nurses and midwives represent a large portion of this number. Nurses and midwives have always played a vital role in our health infrastructure, but that role has become more and more vital in the age of coronavirus.