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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
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