“健康是一项人权，没有护士就无法实现”——国际护士会

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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called for investment in the nursing workforce and protection of nurses’ rights, supporting the themes of Human Rights Day and Universal Health Coverage Day. The theme for Human Rights Day on 10 December is Equality – Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. On 12 December, Universal Health Coverage Day will use the theme: Leave no one’s health behind: invest in health systems for all.

Dr Pamela Cipriano, ICN President, said:

“The world has been taught a hard lesson by this pandemic: we must invest in health to prevent future pandemics and we must prioritise equity and non-discrimination. In this globalised world, no one is protected until we are all protected. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is now an imperative.

‘With a nursing workforce that is 90% female, gender equity is of utmost important to the delivery of healthcare around the world. Gender inequality has been exacerbated by the pandemic and protecting and respecting the rights of women – including nurses – is essential in both delivery of UHC and to help find a way out of this pandemic. Governments must heed the calls for protection, fair pay and decent work conditions for nurses whose rights have been violated during the pandemic.

‘Without a strong, resilient health workforce, we cannot have health for all. Gender equity and investment in nursing needs to be at the heart of the COVID-19 response and recovery plan. The time has come for us to grasp this opportunity to make equity a positive legacy in the aftermath of the suffering so many have endured as a result of this pandemic.”

Howard Catton, ICN’s Chief Executive Officer said:

“Health workers’ rights are human rights, and right now both are at high risk. We need extra diligence, attention and investment to protect these rights. Nurses and other healthcare workers are already physically and mentally exhausted and the Omicron variant is now compounding the situation. When our healthcare workers are crushed, our health systems crash.

‘While many countries are now giving booster jabs, in other countries, healthcare workers, are still waiting to be fully vaccinated. Inequity on this global scale is not just morally repugnant but self-defeating as we will not defeat the virus or deliver access to healthcare without respecting the rights of everyone. Health is a human right that cannot be delivered without nurses, and nurses’ rights are human rights.”

Dr Cipriano added:

“Nurses have the right to work in a safe environment, free from abuse and violence. They have the right to have access to vaccines and personal protective equipment, the right to adequate pay and mental health support. ICN supports nurses’ rights and calls on governments to fulfil their obligations to respect and protect human rights, and to adopt and uphold legislation to ensure equal access to healthcare, vaccines and protection, not only within their own countries, but worldwide.”

During the pandemic, nurses and other healthcare workers have taken on enormous workloads, often with a lack of personal protective equipment, which has led to the deaths of over 115,000 of them. Nurses are exhausted and traumatised. A shortage of six million nurses existed before the pandemic and will continue to grow as long as there is a lack of investment in the profession. This will result in increased inequities, continued pandemics and weakened health systems. Health workers need investment, decent working conditions and protection of their rights now.

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国际护士理事会 (ICN) 呼吁对护理劳动力和保护护士权利进行投资，支持人权日和全民健康覆盖日的主题。12 月 10 日人权日的主题是平等——减少不平等，促进人权。12 月 12 日的全民健康覆盖日将使用主题：不要让任何人的健康落后：投资于所有人的卫生系统。

ICN 主席 Pamela Cipriano 博士说：

“这场大流行给世界带来了惨痛的教训：我们必须投资于健康以预防未来的大流行，我们必须优先考虑公平和非歧视。在这个全球化的世界中，除非我们所有人都受到保护，否则没有人会受到保护。全民健康覆盖 (UHC) 现在势在必行。

'在护理人员中 90% 为女性的情况下，性别平等对于在全球范围内提供医疗保健至关重要。大流行加剧了性别不平等，保护和尊重妇女（包括护士）的权利对于提供全民健康覆盖和帮助找到摆脱这种大流行的方法至关重要。各国政府必须响应为在大流行期间权利受到侵犯的护士提供保护、公平薪酬和体面工作条件的呼吁。

'如果没有强大、有弹性的卫生人力，我们就不可能人人享有健康。性别平等和护理投资需要成为 COVID-19 响应和恢复计划的核心。在许多人因这场大流行病而遭受的苦难之后，现在是我们抓住这个机会，使公平成为积极遗产的时候了。”

ICN 首席执行官 Howard Catton 说：

“卫生工作者的权利就是人权，现在两者都面临着高风险。我们需要额外的努力、关注和投资来保护这些权利。护士和其他医护人员已经身心俱疲，而 Omicron 的变体现在使情况更加复杂。当我们的医护人员被压垮时，我们的卫生系统就会崩溃。

“虽然许多国家现在都在进行加强注射，但在其他国家，医护人员仍在等待完全接种疫苗。” 这种全球范围内的不平等不仅在道德上令人反感，而且是弄巧成拙，因为我们不会在不尊重每个人的权利的情况下战胜病毒或提供医疗保健服务。健康是一项人权，没有护士就无法实现，护士的权利就是人权。”

Cipriano 博士补充说：

“护士有权在安全的环境中工作，不受虐待和暴力。他们有权获得疫苗和个人防护设备，有权获得足够的报酬和心理健康支持。ICN 支持护士的权利，并呼吁各国政府履行其尊重和保护人权的义务，并通过和维护立法以确保平等获得医疗保健、疫苗和保护，不仅在本国，而且在全世界。”

在大流行期间，护士和其他医护人员承担了巨大的工作量，往往缺乏个人防护设备，导致超过 115,000 人死亡。护士们精疲力竭，深受创伤。在大流行之前就存在 600 万护士短缺，而且只要缺乏对该行业的投资，护士短缺就会继续增长。这将导致不平等加剧、持续流行和削弱卫生系统。卫生工作者现在需要投资、体面的工作条件和保护他们的权利。

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