Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 28, 2024 · Nursing and Midwifery at WHO is led by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, from the Kingdom of Tonga. She was appointed to the role in December 2022, taking over from Elizabeth Iro, the first Chief Nursing Officer at WHO, who held the position from 2017-2022.
Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 3, 2024 · WHO’s work relating to nursing and midwifery is currently directed by World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.15 (2021) which calls on WHO Member States and WHO to strengthen nursing and midwifery through the Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (SDNM) 2021–2025. The SDNM is an interrelated set of policy priorities that can ...
Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 5, 2020 · Palliative care involves a range of services delivered by a range of professionals that all have equally important roles to play – including physicians, nursing, support workers, paramedics, pharmacists, physiotherapists and volunteers –– …
Number of nursing personnel - World Health Organization (WHO)
Enumeration based on population census data is a count of the number of people reporting their current occupation in nursing (as classified according to the tasks and duties of their job). A similar method is used for estimates based on labour force survey data, with the additional application of a sampling weight to calibrate for national ...
Patient safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 11, 2023 · 18. Li Z, Lin F, Thalib L, Chaboyer W. Global prevalence and incidence of pressure injuries in hospitalised adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of nursing studies. 2020 May 1;105:103546. 19. De Rezende HA, Melleiro MM, Shimoda GT.
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)
A number of subsets are available to provide precoordinated concepts for select health priorities, including nursing outcome indicators, paediatric pain management, palliative care, and partnering with patients and families to promote adherence to treatment. Administrative status. Creation date: 1996 First as ICNP Alpha version
Quality of care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 10, 2024 · Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes.
Breastfeeding - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 29, 2024 · WHO and UNICEF recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. Infants should be breastfed on demand – that is as often as the child wants, day and night.
Constitution of the World Health Organization
The Constitution was adopted by the International Health Conference held in New York 1946 and entered into force on 7 April 1948.
Primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 16, 2024 · Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime. This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred. PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.