World Health Organization : Year 1995 ; World Health Organization, Human Resources for Health, Nursing, No. 95.2: Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery 1992-1 995

By World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 1995 ; World Health Organization, Human Resources for Health, Nursing, No. 95.2: Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery 1992-1 995
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health Organization, B. W. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 1995 ; World Health Organization, Human Resources for Health, Nursing, No. 95.2. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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Excerpt
Resolution WHA45.5 on Strenghening nursing and midwifery in support of strategies for hmlth for all was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 1992 in order to address several pressing problems: the growing demand for, and wst of, health care in countries around the world; the continued shortage of nursing and midwifery personnel and the urgent need to recruit, retain, educate and motivate sufficient numbers to meet present and future community health needs;

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CON'CEN'CS I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Global Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Regional Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 African Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.4 Region of the Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Eastern Mediterranean Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 European Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 South-East Asia Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Western Pacific Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Progress by Collaborating Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 7 Country Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0 Assessment< of Need and Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Strengthening Management and Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Enacting Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2 Strengthening Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Promoting Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Improving Working Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Ensuring Adequate Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Including Nurses and Midwives in Policy Development . . . . . . . . . . 35