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新冠肺炎疫情让“护士荒”成为了全球性的难题。世界卫生组织日前发布的 《2020全球护理状况报告》显示，目前全球有近2800万名护士，但仍有590万名护理人员的缺口。与此同时，护士在全球分布非常不均匀，其中最大的缺口在非洲、东南亚、拉美等中低收入国家。 Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash Nurses play a vital role on the front lines of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But a shortage of these essential health care workers could pose challenges in countries dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 cases. 护士在抗击新冠肺炎疫情前线发挥着重要作用。但是这些至关重要的医护人员短缺给新冠肺炎病例日益增多的国家带来了挑战。 “One of the lessons I hope the world learns from COVID-19 is that we must invest in nurses and midwives,” said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a speech Tuesday in celebration of World Health Day, which recognized the vital work of nurses and midwives worldwide. 4月7日，世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞在纪念世界卫生日的演讲中说：“我希望世界从新冠肺炎中学到的教训之一是我们必须加大对护士和助产士的投入。”今年世界卫生日的主题是肯定全球的护士和助产士工作的重要性。 The WHO chief said nurses around the globe are providing care for critically ill and isolated COVID-19 patients, at the risk of their own lives. | 
