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ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano tells Channel Africa: investing in nursing is an investment in a better future for all

Dr Cipriano said ICN’s ten-point Charter for Change can be used by national nurses associations to advocate for governments to establish health care policies which will create a sustainable global healthcare system.

19 May 2023

ICN marks International Nurses Day with the launch of its “Our Nurses. Our Future.” campaign

The campaign includes ICN’s Charter for Change, which lists ten policy actions required to create and sustain safe, affordable, accessible and responsive health care systems

12 May 2023

ICN President addresses United Nations: “investing in nurses is key to pandemic preparedness”

Speaking on behalf of the world’s 28 million nurses, Dr Cipriano said it was essential to reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the profession

11 May 2023

ICN and Japanese Nursing Association call on G7 Leaders to support healthcare workers

ICN and the Japanese Nursing Association have issued a joint statement calling on leaders of the G7 to commit to action to support nurses and healthcare workers worldwide

11 May 2023

Annual Report 2022

ICN has published its 2022 Annual Report, detailing ICN’s activities in the post-pandemic period to rebuild and strengthen health systems and ensure that government invest in nurses and respect their rights

8 May 2023

Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters April 2023

This month’s blog will focus on the importance of safe staffing, accountability and advocacy.

4 May 2023

Sudanese nurses’ leader calls on world’s nurses to lobby their governments for peace

As the situation in war-ravaged Sudan deteriorates, its nurses’ leader has asked ICN to mobilise its member NNAs to lobby their governments to urge the warring parties to cease hostilities immediately.

26 April 2023

ICN calls for immediate cease-fire in Sudan

ICN is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan, where rival military factions are in a power struggle which has so far resulted in the deaths of over 180 people and the injury of 1,800 as well as the destruction of hospitals and the disruption of health care services.

19 April 2023

ICN President urges governments to take immediate action to put plans to make Universal Health Coverage back on track

ICN is calling on governments to take urgent action to protect, enlarge and re-energise the global nursing workforce so that Universal Health Coverage can become a reality by the 2030 target date

14 April 2023

Former Executive Director of World Food Programme, David Beasley, to speak at ICN Congress in Montreal

ICN and CNA are delighted to announce that David Beasley, Former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme will address the ICN Congress in Montreal

14 April 2023

WHO

ICN celebrates World Health Organization's 75th anniversary

On 7 April 75 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded “to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health”1 .

6 April 2023

ICN participation and interventions at WHO 5th Global Forum on Human Resources

ICN has participated in the WHO’s 5th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health this week and made a number of interventions on the challenges facing the global health workforce