The role of nurses in diabetes care: challenges and opportunities

With the global prevalence of diabetes set to increase over the coming decades from 537 million in 2021 to 783 million in 2045, 1 International Diabetes FederationIDF Diabetes Atlas. 10th edn. International Diabetes Federation, Brussels2021https://diabetesatlas.org/atlas/tenth-edition/Date accessed: November 24, 2022 Google Scholar solutions must be found to ensure that both prevention and treatment are guaranteed. A key component to this response will be the strengthening of health systems. Included in the overall health system response is the important role that human resources have in attaining the non-communicable disease-related and universal health coverage-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2020, for the International year of the Nurse and Midwife, the International Diabetes Federation called for more and better-trained nurses to address the challenges in diabetes prevention and care. 2 International Diabetes FederationDiabetes: nurses make the difference. International Diabetes Federation, Brussels2020https://worlddiabetesday.org/wddbrk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2020-Toolkit-EN.pdfDate accessed: September 27, 2022 Google Scholar The requirement for a trained and qualified health workforce to address diabetes was stated in the 2021 World Health Assembly Resolution, entitled Reducing the burden of noncommunicable disease through strengthening prevention and control of diabetes. 3 WHOReducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through strengthening prevention and control of diabetes. World Health Organization, Geneva2021https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_ACONF5-en.pdfDate accessed: September 27, 2022 Google Scholar