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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
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
6 April 2023
Report reveals extent of damage caused to healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 Pandemic
A comprehensive report from the WHPA and the WHO has revealed the extent of the physical and psychological damage done to healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic because the health systems they worked in failed to protect them
3 April 2023
Value - Respect – Protect – Invest: ICN launches International Nurses’ Day posters
IND will be celebrated on 12 May 2023 and is part of a yearlong Our Nurses. Our Future. campaign which sets out what nursing needs now and in the future in order to address the global health challenges and improve global health for all
23 March 2023
ICN report says shortage of nurses is a global health emergency
The new report says health systems around the world will only start to recover from the effects of the pandemic and be rebuilt when there is sufficient investment in a well-supported global nursing workforce
20 March 2023
New WHO Chief Nursing Officer shares her priority of addressing the needs of the world’s most vulnerable populations
ICN CEO Howard Catton has spoken exclusively to the new WHO Chief Nursing Officer Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, about the priorities and challenges ahead
15 March 2023
International Women’s Day: ICN President calls for greater efforts to bring about gender equality in healthcare through digital inclusivity
Marking this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD23), ICN President, Dr Pamela Cipriano, calls for greater efforts to be made to bring about gender equality in relation to the use of digital technology in healthcare.
8 March 2023