Group launches campaign to empower nurses

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has launched a campaign to empower nurses in the country. The campaign tagged’ Nursing Now Nigeria’ is aimed at empowering nurses to take their place in tackling 21st century health challenges among others. Nursing Now is a three year international campaign launched by the Burdett Trust […]

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has launched a campaign to empower nurses in the country.

The campaign tagged’ Nursing Now Nigeria’ is aimed at empowering nurses to take their place in tackling 21st century health challenges among others.

Nursing Now is a three year international campaign launched by the Burdett Trust for Nursing in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2018 to run to the end of 2020, the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing.

Nigerian nurses and midwives joined the global Nursing Now campaign to highlight the impact of nurses and midwives in the healthcare system.

President of the association Comrade Abdulrafiu Ajani Adeniji called on the federal government to review the law regulating nursing profession in the country.

Speaking during the event organised  in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nursing Council in Abuja, Adeniji, said the present law was hampering effective practice of nursing in the country.

He said  that there were also inadequate nursing training institutions in the country.

“For example, if somebody is caught as a quack nurse in the country, the penalty is just too ridiculous; it is just N1000 penalty or six months imprisonment. This has not helped to eradicate quackery.”

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said a strong nursing system was required  for the country to successfully achieve Universal Health Coverage ( UHC).

Nurses remain the backbone of the country’s healthcare system, he said.