Data published by WHO indicates global progress in reducing the nursing workforce shortage - from 6.2 million in 2020 to 5.8 million in 2023 but deep regional disparities remain. Low-income countries are increasing nurse graduate output at a faster rate than high-income countries; however, these countries are also experiencing higher levels of nurse migration. In addition, the global nursing workforce is relatively young: 33% of nurses are aged under 35 years, 19% of nurses

The Department of Education has plans to redefine what constitutes a professional degree which would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans from the Graduate PLUS loan program. At a time when health care in our country faces a historic nursing shortage, limiting nurses' access to funding for graduate education threatens the very foundation of patient care and is not a solution.

Currently the World has a Nursing shortage - 5.9 million Nurses, which may be the greatest threat to global health. This cannot be sustained