Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: nurse

Iran: Nurse recite poems for corona patients

On Saturday, a retired Iranian journalist tweeted a video on an Iranian nurse reciting poems for corona patients in her hospital. Ms Ahmadi, a...

Plea in SC raises concern over safety of health workers amid pandemic

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court raising concern over the safety of healthcare workers, including nurses and paramedical staffs during the pandemic, PTI reported.

International Nurses Day: Nurses deserve praise, thanks, protection amid COVID-19

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965.

90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide

At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said.

Women health workers: Working relentlessly in hospitals and at home

Women globally make up over 70 per cent of workers in health, including those working in care institutions. They are on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 and these past few weeks have been the worst they have ever seen. As a result of the pandemic they are facing a double burden: longer shifts at work and additional care work at home.

WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses

The Covid-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce. A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce.