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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WHPA urges COP31 to put health at the heart of climate action
As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling for health professionals and resilient health systems to be prioritised in global climate action.
9 November 2026
Governments must act now to build a pandemic-ready health workforce, says WHPA
As world leaders meet in New York today for the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments to act on their commitments to strengthen and invest in the health workforce — before the next pandemic strikes.
25 September 2026
WHPA: Strengthen the health workforce to improve patient safety
On World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments and health partners to urgently strengthen the health workforce and health systems to protect people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, oral diseases, and mental health conditions.
17 September 2026
World Humanitarian Day: Conflict, funding cuts and violence threaten health professionals worldwide
On World Humanitarian Day, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) stands in solidarity with humanitarian workers around the world and calls for an immediate end to attacks on health professionals, patients and health facilities in conflict.
19 August 2026
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WHPA
WHPA urges COP31 to put health at the heart of climate action
As global leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling for health professionals and resilient health systems to be prioritised in global climate action.
9 November 2026
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WHPA
Governments must act now to build a pandemic-ready health workforce, says WHPA
As world leaders meet in New York today for the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments to act on their commitments to strengthen and invest in the health workforce — before the next pandemic strikes.
25 September 2026
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WHPA
WHPA: Strengthen the health workforce to improve patient safety
On World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments and health partners to urgently strengthen the health workforce and health systems to protect people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, oral diseases, and mental health conditions.
17 September 2026
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WHPA
World Humanitarian Day: Conflict, funding cuts and violence threaten health professionals worldwide
On World Humanitarian Day, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) stands in solidarity with humanitarian workers around the world and calls for an immediate end to attacks on health professionals, patients and health facilities in conflict.
19 August 2026