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From left to right: Dr. Christian Bernhard, Minister of Health, Vorarlberg, Austria; Jurgen Osterbrink, ICN Board member and recipient of the Grand Order of Austria; Karl Schwaiger,Deputy President of the ÖGKV; and Alois Stoeger,Federal Minister of Health.

ICN Board Member, Jürgen Osterbrink, receives Grand Order of the Republic of Austria. On 3 June 2013, ICN Board Member, Dr. Jürgen Osterbrink, was awarded the Grand Order of the Republic of Austria, presented by Austrian Federal Minister of Health, Alois Stoeger, on behalf of Dr. Heinz Fischer, President of the Republic of Austria, during the gala evening of the 20th national conference of the Austrian Health and Nursing Association (ÖGKV). Read more...
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News stories on ICN in May 2013.
Women Deliver: The third Women Deliver global conference was held on May 28-30, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ICN CEO, David Benton, was among the leaders of the health professional associations who shared their experiences as advocates, educators, and service providers during the plenary session on the Role of Professional Associations in Advocating for Women's Reproductive Health.

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Staff at the American Nurses Association have undertaken a Healthy Weight Challenge leading up to National Nurses Week, 6-12 May. While being a healthy nurse means much more than healthy weight, ANA has chosen this as their focus and some staffers are committed to losing 1-2 pounds a week. You can follow their campaign on Facebook.

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The TB/ MDR-TB Project has been building global nursing capacity in the prevention, care and treatment of TB as part of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership since 2005. The project uses a Training of Trainers (TOT) methodology, designed specifically to encourage practice development. This means that experienced nurses working mainly in the TB and HIV field, are trained to cascade information to nursing colleagues and other health workers with the purpose of making improvements to patient care delivery.