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Today is International #WomensDay!
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We call for a 🌎🌍🌏 where every woman and girl has access to affordable quality health services.

It's time for #HealthForAll.

It's #WomensDay!

It's time for a 🌎🌍🌏 in which women and girls can freely exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights, and one where all women and girls are treated and respected as equals.

It's time for #HealthForAll

On #WomensDay, we celebrate all nurses and midwives who take care of us, our families and our communities.
Thank you nurses and midwives!

Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women. Many of them are nurses and midwives.
Nurses and midwives account for nearly 50% of the global health workforce.
#WomensDay #IWD2020

A strong nursing and midwifery workforce is key to the achievement of universal health coverage.
Invest in more nurse-led and midwife-led services enabling nurses and midwives to work to their full potential.
#WomensDay

Nurses & midwives play a critical role not only in delivering healthcare to millions around the world, but also in transforming health policies, promoting health in communities, and supporting patients and families. #WomensDay
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Nurses and midwives are often the first and sometimes the only health professional that people see and the quality of their initial assessment, care and treatment is vital.
#WomensDay
#SupportNursesAndMidwives

Nurses and midwives are the biggest cadre of health workers in the 🌏🌍🌎.
Invest in them to improve health care for all.
#WomensDay
#SupportNursesAndMidwives

Midwives and nurses are with you at every step of life.
They see you into the world and care for you as you leave it, helping you to stay healthy and supporting you if you're sick.
#WomensDay #IWD2020

On #WomensDay, we salute dedicated nurses and midwives like Ann-Marie Lawlee who provides much-needed care for many homeless people coming into Dublin’s St James’s Hospital in #Ireland.
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25 years ago governments around the 🌎🌍🌏 made ambitious commitments to advancing #genderequality. There has been some progress, but there is still much to do to improve the health and well-being of every girl and woman: bit.ly/2xgPkrc
#IWD2020

On #WomensDay, WHO celebrates healthcare providers working to ensure the health, well-being and empowerment of all women and girls, everywhere bit.ly/2xgPkrc

Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are a cornerstone of #Beijing25. On #IWD2020, WHO, @HRPresearch & @UNU_IIGH launch a special anniversary series in @bmj_latest: bit.ly/2xgPkrc

Read the evidence and hear the call for harnessing the power of #Beijing25's anniversary, committing to #GenerationEquality and investing in girls and women to drive progress over the next ten years: bit.ly/2xgPkrc

The human rights of 👩🧕👩‍🦰 cannot be separated from the universal human rights of every person. 25 years on, WHO, @HRPresearch and @UNU_IIGH explain why the Beijing agenda is still relevant - and still unfinished: bit.ly/2xgPkrc
#IWD2020

Advances in #genderequality and a new generation of activists working together to empower girls and women are all reasons to celebrate. But some critical areas of work have slowed or even been pushed back.
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📸: @UN_Women