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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2022

Achieving Universal Health Care in the Pacific: The need for nursing and midwifery leadership. Review Paper.

Michele Rumsey, Margaret Leong, Di Brown, Michael Larui, Moralene Capelle, Nathalia Rodrigues

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Roles and responsibilities of government chief nursing and midwifery officers in the Americas.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Michele RumseyWHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
Margaret Leong(Former Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer, Fiji). Infection Prevention and Control Adviser | Surveillance, Preparedness and Response Programme, Public Health Division - Pacific Community SPC, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji.
Di BrownProfessor of Nursing, Fiji National University Suva Fiji, Adjunct Professor University of Technology Sydney, Adviser, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney.
Michael LaruiNational Director of Nursing Chair, Solomon Islands Nursing Council Board, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, P.O. Box 349, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Moralene CapelleDirector of Nursing Policy & Standards, Department of Health and Medical Services, Republic of Nauru.
Nathalia RodriguesProject Officer, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The quality of healthcare services and outcomes in the Pacific vary widely, with some countries enjoying some of the world's longest life expectancies, others have high rates of maternal and child mortality and relatively low life expectancy. Nurses and midwives make up more than two thirds of the regional regulated healthcare workforce. This paper argues that if countries are to meet Universal Health Coverage  nursing and midwifery leaders need to be explicitly involved in shaping policy  at the highest levels of government to optimise individual and community health both now and in the future. Using United Nations 2019  declaration towards building a healthier world, this paper provides a rationale for inclusion of these leaders  into national and regional decisionmaking forums related to health policy to provide an informed voice in ministerial deliberations on health policy. We suggest that following several comprehensive regional and global studies, South Pacific Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alliance  and the newly developed Pacific Heads of Nurses and Midwifery provide a vehicle for this to occur. As outlined in the WHO Strategic Directions, it is now time to embed Chief Nurses in national and regional health policy development.

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PMCPMC8715115

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