The world may face a severe shortage of nurses in the aftermath of the pandemic if it does not take action.
![Nurses react as they treat a COVID-19 patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Milton Keynes, Britain, January 20, 2021 [Toby Melville/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-21T074056Z_1040450213_RC27CL9Y7H4S_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-HOSPITAL.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Barbara Stilwell is the Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign.
The world may face a severe shortage of nurses in the aftermath of the pandemic if it does not take action.