
Dr. Karen Bjoro served as ICN’s 2nd Vice President from 2021-2025.
Prof. Dr. Lian Hua Hung served as ICN’s 3rd Vice President from 2021-2025.
Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo was newly appointed to the Board of Directors of ICN and is serving as its 3rd Vice President.
Dr. Myrna Abi Abdallah Doumit has been appointed to the Board of Directors for 2025-2029, representing the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Dr. Ching-Min Chen became the only nurse legislator in Taiwan and is a current board member of ICN, representing Asia.
Dr. Nanthaphan Chinlumprasert was a board member of ICN from 2021-2025, representing nurses from South East Asia.

Dr. Amelia Tuipulotu became the WHO Chief Nursing Officer in December 2022, a position that was restored thanks to GNLI.
Vicky Treacy-Wong has become the first Chief Nurse Officer of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
Lawal Olubunmi received the GNLI Policy Leadership Award for championing surgical leadership in Nigeria.
Charlotte McArdle is now the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England.
Mowafag Hashim is the President of the Sudanese Nurses Association.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is inviting applications for the 2026 Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI), a world-renowned nurse leadership development programme that equips senior nurses to influence health policy and drive change on the global stage.
15 November 2025
The 2025 Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI) Geneva Week brought together 29 exceptional nurse leaders from 27 countries to tackle complex health policy issues and build strategic partnerships.
7 November 2025
Amidst increasing uncertainty worldwide, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched the next edition of its Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI).
7 July 2025
The 2024/25 cohort of ICN’s flagship Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI) met in person in Geneva last week, for the week of their year-long transformational leadership programme.
5 November 2024