Global Standards for Initial Nursing and Midwifery Education
In May 2005, The World Health Organization convened a stakeholders’ meeting to discuss nursing and midwifery’s contribution to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). During the course of this meeting, ”developing global standards for initial nursing and midwifery education” was established as a priority activity for the achievement of MDGs in health.
As a response to this priority, The World Health Organization (WHO) and Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) committed to the following three part strategy that would result in the development of global standards for initial nursing and midwifery education.
- Review and compile existing education standards
- Convene nursing and midwifery education experts to define global minimum standards
- Disseminate proposed standards through a diverse set of stakeholders and organizations.
The data captured here represents the collective thinking of participants attending a stakeholders’ meeting held in Bangkok Thailand 6-8, December 2006. This meeting was the second phase of the three part strategy.
During the course of two days, participants identified key themes/issues that should be taken into account when formulating a set of global standards for initial nursing and midwifery.
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