World Health Day: Saluting nurses and midwives

Nurses from Hospital Penang with three happy mothers and their newborns, who arrived on the first day of Hari Raya last year (2019). This year’s World Health Day calls for evereyone to support nurses and midwives. — Filepic

This year’s World Health Day, held on April 7 (2020), has the tagline “Support nurses and midwives”.

As the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is an opportune time to remember and recognise the key role nurses and midwives play in the provision of healthcare.