There are approximately 28 million nurses globally making up 60% of the global health workforce [1]. However, there is global mal-distribution of nurse population ratio of 12 nurses per 1 000 population in High Income Countries (HICs) versus 1 nurse or less per 2 000 population in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) [2]. Nurses are often the first point of contact for a patient presenting to a healthcare setting and often spend the most time with the patient compared to other healthcare professionals
https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2023/05/12/our-nurses-our-future-a-perspective-from-low-and-middle-income-countries/