What Will It Take to Get Nurses the Respect and Recognition They Deserve?

By Tracy Kobukindo , Nurse and advocate ; Carol Bales, Advocacy and policy communications manager, IntraHealth InternationalMay 11, 2022According to theInternational Council of Nurses, the global shortage of nurses could reach 13 million in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. And 90% of national nursing associations are concerned heavy workloads, insufficient resourcing, burnout, and stress related to pandemic response are leading nurses to leave the profession.Lack of respect and recognition for nurses and other frontline health workers, including ignoringtheir voices, lies at the heart of many workforce-related challenges. This impedes progress toward ending the global COVID-19 pandemic and reaching universal health coverage. We sat down with 26 experts, including nurses like Tracy Kobukindo, to identifyeffective strategies and solutions to change that. Tracy is a nurse and advocate in Uganda, and aFrontline Health Workers Coalition RegionalAdvisor. She shares how nurses in Uganda have organized to demand acknowledgment, respect, and recognition for their work.Read more: Strengthening Respect and Recognition for Health Workers: Strategies and Recommendations, our new report for more promising approaches to increasing respect and recognition for health workers.Q: What are some of the challenges nurses in Uganda face when it comes to respect and recognition?I think the main challenge is nurses—and their voices—have not been included in policymaki...
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