Princess Muna calls for addressing imbalances in medical workforce

AMMAN — HRH Princess Muna, president of the Jordanian Nursing Council (JNC), has said that the irregularities in the medical labour force is the main challenge facing developing countries.

In a council statement issued following her participation in the recently concluded fifth Global Forum for Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers in Geneva, Princess Muna was quoted as calling for a concise strategy to improve the leadership qualities of nurses and midwives to be prepared by all educational institutions, the World Health Organisation and its affiliated bodies.

Inaugurating the forum, Princess Muna said planning and coordination between the health sector and higher education institutions is one major means to address imbalances in the medical workforce.