{
  "id": 17879303,
  "title": "The invisible global health workforce: Why nurses matter more than ever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/the-invisible-global-health-workforce-why-nurses-matter-more-than-ever",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-invisible-global-health-workforce-nurses.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new paper examining the nursing profession's role within the growing One Health movement suggests that nurses may be one of the most vital components of the healthcare workforce, despite their contributions being frequently overlooked, according to Medical Xpress.\n\nPhys.org reports that for decades, decisions and discussions regarding maternal health care, HIV prevention and treatment, contraception, and gender equity have primarily flowed from the Global North to the Global South. International organizations and researchers have largely exported programs and defined success by focusing on specific questions, such as how to reduce maternal deaths or increase contraceptive uptake, while paying less attention to community-defined sexual well-being.\n\nCurrent global sexual health data shows more than 1 billion people are living with sexually transmitted infections, with over 374 million new cases of four major infections occurring annually. Additionally, an estimated 225 million women who wish to avoid pregnancy are not using effective contraception.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Global sexual health: Why communal knowledge about pleasure and well-being matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/global-sexual-health-why-communal-knowledge-about-pleasure-and-well",
        "published": "2026-11-02T01:30:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}