Correction to: Are the Global Strategic Directions for Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery 2016–2020 being implemented in countries? Findings from a cross-sectional analysis

Correction to: Hum Resour Health (2019) 17:54

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-019-0392-2

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in Table 2. The correct table is given below.

Table 2.

Percent of interventions reported as “not started”, “in progress” and “completed” by thematic area

Thematic Area	No. of interventions	No. of responders	Not started N (%)	In progress N (%)	Completed N (%)	In progress & completed N (%)
1. Ensuring an educated, competent and motivated nursing and midwifery workforce within effective and responsive health systems at all levels and settings	7	35	61 (25%)	123 (50%)	61 (25%)	184 (75%)
2. Optimizing policy development, effective leadership, management and governance	6	35	42 (20%)	122 (58%)	46 (22%)	168 (80%)
3. Working together to maximize the capacities and potentials of nurses and midwives through intra- and interprofessional collaborative partnerships, education and CPD	4	35	46 (33%)	77 (59%)	10 (8%)	87 (67%)
4. Mobilizing political will to invest in building effective evidence-based nursing and midwifery workforce development	5	35	53 (30%)	93 (53%)	30 (17%)	123 (70%)
Overall from four thematic areas	22	35	200(26%)	420(55%)	150(19%)	570(74%)