The 7th of April 2020 is World Health Day.
Today at the time of COVID-19 the world supports nurses and midwives and celebrates their work reminding everyone of the critical role they play in keeping the population healthy.
Nurses and other health workers are providing high quality, respectful treatment and care, leading community dialogue to address fears and questions and, in some instances, collecting data for clinical studies.
AFEW International pays a lot of attention to working with nurses and links experts, activists, researchers, policy makers, and health care providers from the East with those in the West, with a specific focus on HIV nurses and primary care providers. Together with the European HIV Nurses Network and the Dutch HIV Nurses Network AFEW International explores opportunities for study visits and facilitate exchange of experiences. Furthermore, AFEW International will look for funding to develop modular trainings and advocate for the position of HIV nurse in the existing health care structure.
As a member of the advisory board of the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) in 2020 AFEW International will promote the EFPC in the EECA region and stimulate primary care providers to become member and enable them to update their knowledge and expand their networks. AFEW International will draw attention to the EECA region and the current transforms in health care to members of the EFPC and create interest to support primary care providers in EECA.
