A report recently published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-author Dr Linda Sarna emphasizes the vital role of nurses and midwives in reducing the worldwide impact of non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Amid the gleaming walls and polished floors of the new hospital, an anachronism rests behind glass in a quiet corner near a bank of elevators. It's the uniform of a Second World War era nurse, Major Goldie Mae McCoy.