Connect with Nurses Around the World in the Year of the Nurse & Midwife 2020

In case you haven't heard, 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO)! This is the first time WHO has taken this action. They chose to do this to help increase support and recognition for nurses and midwives around the world. Later this year they will also release the state of the world's nursing and midwifery report which will tell us a lot about our colleagues in every country around the world.

What's also really cool is we have a way to connect with our colleagues around the world through Nursing Now!, a non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom that is spearheading the global movement to build youth leadership in our profession, make nurses and midwives more visible, and help us all connect together. You can learn more about and join the movement here.

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