World Health Organization
As one of the first seven non-governmental organisations to be accepted into official relations with the World Health Organization in 1948, ICN has worked collaboratively on many projects of mutual interest over the years.
As a non-State actor, every year ICN actively participates in the WHO Executive Board meetings and the World Health Assembly to represent the voice of nurses and nursing to advance global health and promote public health.
Collaborative work with WHO on the nursing profession and health includes:
- Global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021-2025
- Advanced nursing practice
- Patient safety
- Non-communicable diseases and mental health
- Primary health care
- Infection prevention and control
- Climate change and health
In this section
ICN responses to WHO
News
ICN urges nurses to be vigilant after WHO declares mpox an international public health emergency
ICN has called for extra vigilance in the wake of the WHO’s declaration that the upsurge in mpox 2024 outbreaks in the African region constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
22 August 2024
ICN contributes to Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
ICN has submitted a comprehensive evidence-based report highlighting gravely concerning nurse recruitment trends, as part of the latest reporting round on implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
15 August 2024
Dr Pamela Cipriano leads nursing presence at World Health Assembly
ICN represented the world’s 28 million nurses at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) which was held in Geneva from 27 May to 2 June 2024
6 June 2024
ICN says WHO’s World Health Day theme of the right of everyone to have access to quality health services requires substantial investment
ICN has welcomed the WHO’s World Health Day theme My Health, My Right, ahead of World Health Day, Sunday, 7 April.
5 April 2024
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WHO
ICN urges nurses to be vigilant after WHO declares mpox an international public health emergency
ICN has called for extra vigilance in the wake of the WHO’s declaration that the upsurge in mpox 2024 outbreaks in the African region constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
22 August 2024
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WHO
ICN contributes to Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
ICN has submitted a comprehensive evidence-based report highlighting gravely concerning nurse recruitment trends, as part of the latest reporting round on implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
15 August 2024
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WHO
Dr Pamela Cipriano leads nursing presence at World Health Assembly
ICN represented the world’s 28 million nurses at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) which was held in Geneva from 27 May to 2 June 2024
6 June 2024
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WHO
ICN says WHO’s World Health Day theme of the right of everyone to have access to quality health services requires substantial investment
ICN has welcomed the WHO’s World Health Day theme My Health, My Right, ahead of World Health Day, Sunday, 7 April.
5 April 2024