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WHO Director General and Irish Prime Minister praise contribution of Advanced Practice Nurses at ICN Conference
The 12th ICN Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Network (NP/APN) Conference opened yesterday in Dublin under the theme Advanced Practice Nursing: Shaping the Future of Healthcare
22 August 2022
Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters August 2022
Leveraging Global Nursing Leadership for Influence and Impact
18 August 2022
ICN calls for stronger codes for ethical recruitment of nurses and investment in nursing education
Several BBC news outlets have recently reported on the over-reliance of many high-income countries on foreign-trained nurses, quoting ICN's warning that the shortage of healthcare workers is the greatest threat to global health
11 August 2022
South East Asia nurse leaders discuss regional challenges at ICN webinar
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) recently held a webinar to discuss nursing in South East Asia.
4 August 2022
ICN #NursesForPeace – Campaign Update - 02 August 2022
Nurses across the world have shown their solidarity and support for nurses in Ukraine and other areas of conflict by donating to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) #NursesForPeace campaign humanitarian fund. Their generous contributions are helping nurses and their families who remain in Ukraine, and those who have been displaced internally and to other countries.
2 August 2022
Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters July 2022
Leveraging Nursing for Digital Health Systems
29 July 2022
Monkeypox - “Protect nurses, combat stigma” says International Council of Nurses
ICN today called for protection of nurses and other healthcare workers who are caring for patients infected with the monkeypox virus. The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a global health emergency with more than 16 thousand reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths
25 July 2022
ICN publishes report on the 75th World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
The WHA is the supreme decision-making body of WHO and its annual meeting is attended by delegations from all 194 of WHO’s Member States, as well as by representatives of “Non-State Actors” (NSAs) that are in official relations.
21 July 2022
Impact of COVID on violence against healthcare – report published by ICN, ICRC, IHF and WMA
Survey results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened violence against healthcare, with a documented increase of incidents in many countries.
19 July 2022
ICN Congress 2023: Call for Abstracts launched
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today launched its Call for Abstracts for the ICN Congress 2023 in Montreal, Canada. Abstracts can be submitted from 1 September for an oral or e-poster presentation under the eight sub-themes. With the theme, Nurses together: A force for global health, this face-to-face Congress will take place 1-5 July at the Montreal Palais de Congrès. The on-line submission system will be open from 1 September to 31 October 2022.
13 July 2022