WHO chief calls for doubling the number of nurses in Pakistan
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Islamabad : Hospitals are run by nurses, not by doctors, and unfortunately there is acute shortage of nurses and midwives in Pakistan, where density of nurses and midwives is 0.49 per 1,000 population, compared to the recommended threshold of 3.28 per 1,000 population. In order to achieve the target of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the country will have to double the number of nurses and midwives, with enhanced quality of professional education. The WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr. Palitha Mahipala flagged the issue of shortage of nurses and midwives in Pakistan Tuesday in a message communicated in connection with World Health Day, which is commemorated on April 7 each year to celebrate...