Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Health Ministry, WHO Hold Consultation To Strengthen Nursing Sector
India's Health Ministry, along with the World Health Organization and Jhpiego, held a special meeting.
They talked about how to make nurses and midwives even better helpers for people's health.
Nurses are super important, like the foundation of a hospital.
This meeting is to find new ideas and fix any problems in how nurses are trained and managed.
The goal is to make sure everyone in India gets good health care, which is also part of a bigger global plan for a healthier world.
The Union Health Ministry, WHO, and Jhpiego organized a three-day national consultation in New Delhi.
The consultation focused on reviewing nursing policy priorities and best practices to strengthen the nursing and midwifery sector in India.
Key goals included identifying challenges and sharing innovative models for nursing governance, education, and workforce management.
The initiative aligns with India's health sector priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava emphasized the critical role of nurses and midwives in India's healthcare system.
- Who
- Union Health Ministry, WHO, Jhpiego, Punya Salila Srivastava (Union Health Secretary)
- What
- A three-day national consultation to review nursing policy priorities and best practices
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To strengthen the nursing and midwifery sector in India by reviewing ongoing initiatives, identifying emerging challenges, and sharing innovative models.
Nurses and Midwives as Pillars of Healthcare
Areas for Improvement and Focus in Nursing
Importance and Role of Nursing
Nurses and Midwives as Pillars of Healthcare
Nurses and midwives are described as the backbone and one of the most important pillars of India's healthcare system.
Areas for Improvement and Focus in Nursing
The consultation aims to strengthen nursing governance, education, and workforce management, implying these areas are subject to review and potential improvement.
- Event
- National consultation to review nursing policy priorities and best practices
- Organizers
- Union Health Ministry, WHO, Jhpiego
- Location
- New Delhi
- Date
- Wednesday
- Key Speaker
- Punya Salila Srivastava (Union Health Secretary)
- Goals
- Strengthen nursing governance, education, and workforce management in alignment with India's health sector priorities and SDGs.
