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- - The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Global Strategic Directions for Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery (SDNM) to help countries improve their nursing and midwifery workforce, aiming for universal health coverage and sustainable development goals.
- - A mixed methods study analyzed survey data from 35 countries to evaluate the progress of SDNM interventions, revealing that only 19% of interventions were completed, while 55% were in progress and 26% had not started.
- - The stronger implementation was found in areas like regulation, education, and professional association roles, while leadership and interprofessional collaboration were among the less developed areas.
Article Abstract
Background: Nurses and midwives are the largest component of the health workforce in many countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) together with its partners facilitates the joint development of strategic policy guidance for countries to support the optimization of their nursing and midwifery workforce. The Global Strategic Directions for Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery 2016-2020 (SDNM) is a global policy guidance tool that provides a framework for Member States, the WHO and its partners to adapt, develop, implement and evaluate nursing and midwifery policy interventions in Member States. As part of the broader monitoring and accountability functions of the WHO, assessing the progress of the SDNM implementation at a country level is key to ensuring that countries stay on track towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Methods: This is a cross-sectional mixed methods study involving the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data on the implementation of country-level interventions in the SDNM. Data was provided by government chief nursing and midwifery officers or their representatives using an online self-reported questionnaire. The quantitative data was assessed using a three-level scale and descriptive statistics while qualitative comments were analysed and presented narratively.
Results: Thirty-five countries completed the survey. Summing up the implementation frequency of interventions across all thematic areas, 19% of responses were in the category of "completed"; 55% were reportedly "in progress" and 26% indicated a status of "not started". Findings reveal a stronger level of implementation for areas of nursing and midwifery development related to enhancing regulation and education, creating stronger roles for professional associations and policy strengthening. Leadership and interprofessional collaboration are intervention areas that were less implemented.
Conclusion: Monitoring and accountability of countries' commitments towards implementing nursing and midwifery interventions, as outlined in the SDNM, contributes to strengthening the evidence base for policy reforms in countries. This stock-taking can inform policy- and decision-makers' deliberations on strengthening the contributions of nurses and midwives to achieving UHC and the SDGs.
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