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On UHC Day, ICN calls for bold investment in nursing and health to meet 2030 targets
As the world marks Universal Health Coverage Day 2024, ICN today issued an urgent call for bold, sustained investment in nursing, primary health care, and financial protection as the path to UHC.
12 December 2024
Asia’s nursing leaders sound the alarm on workforce shortages and advance strategies for 2025 and beyond
As the world marks the start of a defining period for nursing and global health policy, nursing leaders from across Asia have called for immediate action to address severe workforce challenges threatening healthcare systems.
11 December 2024
ICN’s primary health care webinar explores how student and early career nurses can influence policymaking from the start of their nursing careers
ICN held a webinar on Primary and Preventative Health Care on 4 December 2024, which focused on how student and early career nurses can get involved in policymaking from the very start of their careers.
6 December 2024
ICN reaction: Afghan women ‘banned from nursing and midwife training’ in latest blow to rights
BBC News has reported that female nursing and midwifery students in Afghanistan have been told not to return to their studies, effectively ending women’s only access to further education, and putting women and children’s lives at risk.
5 December 2024
ICN says COP29 climate finance shortfall threatens the planet’s health
ICN has expressed profound disappointment with the outcomes of COP29, held in Baku, particularly the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance that was passed despite significant objections from developing countries.
29 November 2024
ICN contributes to World Health Professions Alliance webinar on Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing World
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has contributed to an online seminar during World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness week, highlighting AMR as a major threat to global health security that could derail efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
22 November 2024
ODENNA Nursing Associations Mentorship Initiative (NAMI): Expanding Nursing Expertise Across Borders
ICN’s Organizational Development of National Nursing Associations (ODENNA) programme is designed to increase the influence, sustainability and advocacy of participating National Nursing Associations (NNAs) to help them meet ever-growing demands.
21 November 2024
ICN praises Korean Nursing Association for its determined campaign culminating in the adoption of the Nursing Act into law - Republic of Korea Prime Minister says new law is “a stepping stone to becoming an advanced healthcare country"
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano and Chief Executive Officer Howard Catton were in Seoul, South Korea last week for the historic enactment of the Nursing Act, following a tenacious years-long campaign by the Korean Nursing Association.
19 November 2024
ICN marks COP29 Health Day with strengthened Position Statement calling for urgent climate action
As the Conference of the Parties (COP29) hosts Health Day in Baku, ICN has released an updated position statement reflecting the increased urgency of climate action and emphasizing the importance of nurses as critical actors in addressing environmental challenges.
18 November 2024
ICN Monthly Update October 2024
Welcome to the October 2024 ICN Monthly Update!
14 November 2024
ICN’s calls on G20 leaders to address international health worker migration crisis reflected in recent G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration
Ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro next week ICN welcomes the Declarations recently adopted by the G20 Health Working Group and health ministers.
14 November 2024
WHO Director General joins ICN in welcoming new Global Nursing Leadership Institute scholars to Geneva
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