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ICN invites the nurses of the world to attend Congress 2025 in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country on the planet
SAVE THE DATE: 9-13 June 2025
18 April 2024
ICN CEO Howard Catton interviewed by BBC on ‘new colonialism’ of international nurse recruitment
ICN CEO Howard Catton has told the BBC of the concerns among African nursing associations about the negative effects of international nurse recruitment to wealthier nations elsewhere in the world.
12 April 2024
ICN releases posters, digital resources for International Nurses Day - One month until #IND2024!
Today ICN released a series of posters and a virtual background for use by nurses, nursing associations, clinics and supporters of nursing to celebrate this special day.
12 April 2024
ICN continues 125-year long drive to develop nursing across the globe with launch of next stage of its organizational programme for nurse leaders in Africa
ICN has launched the 3rd phase of its Organizational Development of National Nursing Associations program, continuing its 125-year long history of developing nurses’ organizations and the nurses that belong to them.
8 April 2024
ICN says WHO’s World Health Day theme of the right of everyone to have access to quality health services requires substantial investment
ICN has welcomed the WHO’s World Health Day theme My Health, My Right, ahead of World Health Day, Sunday, 7 April.
5 April 2024
ICN calls for more protection of humanitarian and health workers
ICN says there is still time for member states to the WHO proposed Pandemic Accord to ensure that the nursing workforce is properly protected.
4 April 2024
International Council of Nurses reaction to deaths of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza
Responding to the shocking and heartbreaking news of the seven international aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) killed in Gaza, ICN President Pamela Cipriano and CEO Howard Catton.
3 April 2024
The Guardian article highlights ICN’s concerns about international nurse recruitment and its drastic effects in low-income nations
A major article on The Guardian website is highlighting ICN’s concerns about nurse migration from poorer to richer nations, which nurse leaders in Africa have called a new form of colonialism.
28 March 2024
ICN influences the future of mental health training for nurses and other health professionals at WHO global guidelines event in Shanghai, China
ICN has taken part in a technical workshop on the implementation of pre-registration mental health and substance use education and training for nurses and other health professionals.
26 March 2024
Nurse leaders agree global nursing crisis built on shortages, lack of investment and spiraling nurse migration
More than 100 nurse leaders from 40 countries have held in-depth face-to-face meetings with in Sweden and Rwanda, where they raised their concerns about the growing crisis in nursing, driven by shortages and lack of investment.
20 March 2024
ICN mental health guidelines map out a clear path toward the provision of high-quality mental health care for all
ICN held an online seminar on 6 March 2024 to launch its new Mental Health Nursing Guidelines.
13 March 2024
On International Women’s Day ICN says investing in nursing will bring benefits for women and girls everywhere
ICN is celebrating International Women’s Day with a call to governments to recognize the benefits of investing in nurses for the healthcare and wellbeing of the global population.
8 March 2024