World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
ICN is a proud member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA), a coalition that brings together the five global organizations representing the world’s nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and physicians. These members also include the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), World Physiotherapy, and the World Medical Association (WMA).
Together, these organizations represent more than 47 million health care professionals in 179 countries and territories, uniting essential expertise from key health professions to advance shared priorities. WHPA works collectively to improve global health, strengthen and protect the health workforce, support universal health coverage, and enhance the quality and safety of care worldwide.
WHPA introduction and impact
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Presentation of WHPA
WHPA Extended Impact Presentation - 2026
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News
World Health Professions Alliance Calls for Urgent Global Action to Protect Health Personnel from Violence and Persecution
The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals across multiple regions of the world - a pattern that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic and now threatens the safety of those providing care in both conflict settings and situations of civil unrest.
18 February 2026
Ukrainian nurses graduate from first-ever ICN leadership programme delivered in active warzone
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today marked a major milestone in nursing leadership education and humanitarian support, celebrating the first cohort to complete the Nursing Leadership for Crisis Response and Recovery (NLCRR) programme in Ukraine. The closing ceremony was a testament to the extraordinary resilience and capability of the 23 Ukrainian nurse leaders who completed the programme, the first that ICN has delivered in an active conflict zone.
17 February 2026
ICN Monthly Update December 2025 & January 2026
Welcome to the December 2025 & January 2026 ICN Monthly Update!
11 February 2026
ICN’s call for International Nurses Day 2026: empower nurses to save lives
ICN has announced the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) 2026: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.
5 February 2026
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World Health Professions Alliance Calls for Urgent Global Action to Protect Health Personnel from Violence and Persecution
The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals across multiple regions of the world - a pattern that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic and now threatens the safety of those providing care in both conflict settings and situations of civil unrest.
18 February 2026
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NLCRR
Ukrainian nurses graduate from first-ever ICN leadership programme delivered in active warzone
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today marked a major milestone in nursing leadership education and humanitarian support, celebrating the first cohort to complete the Nursing Leadership for Crisis Response and Recovery (NLCRR) programme in Ukraine. The closing ceremony was a testament to the extraordinary resilience and capability of the 23 Ukrainian nurse leaders who completed the programme, the first that ICN has delivered in an active conflict zone.
17 February 2026
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Newsletter
ICN Monthly Update December 2025 & January 2026
Welcome to the December 2025 & January 2026 ICN Monthly Update!
11 February 2026
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IND
ICN’s call for International Nurses Day 2026: empower nurses to save lives
ICN has announced the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) 2026: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.
5 February 2026