To mark the 200 th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, World Health Organization has designated the year 2020 as “International Year for Nurse and Midwife” and is calling for us “to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind the world leaders of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy, on World Health Day, this April 7 th. “Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women. Nurses and midwives represent a large portion of this.” In India, the number of health workers reported in 2001 were 20,69,540 out of which 6,30,406 are nurses and midwives. “Nurses and midwives play a key role in caring for people everywhere, including in times of outbreaks and settings that are fragile or in conflict.” “Achieving health for all will depend on there being sufficient numbers of well-trained and educated, regulated and adequately supported nurses and midwives, who receive pay and recognition commensurate with the services and qua