The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on the global health community and those who fund it to recognize the health workforce as the backbone of all health care.
20 May 2025
ICN has once again raised its grave concerns about the threats to health of people who are caught up in war zones, many of whom are being illegally subjected to inhuman living conditions.
15 May 2025
The International Council of Nurses has launched a new leadership programme for experienced nurses who are responding to the current crisis in Ukraine, brought about by the invasion and ongoing war with Russia.
14 May 2025
ICN says the launch of the second series of BBC Storyworks Caring with Courage films, together with the first series, captures the reality of nursing today. The two series showcase the impact of nurses around the world as they work to deliver practical solutions to major health challenges and reduce the burden of ill health.
12 May 2025
As the world’s nurses celebrate International Nurses Day, ICN issues a rallying cry to governments around the globe for urgent nursing support, following the launch of the second World Health Organization State of the World’s Nursing report.
12 May 2025
ICN has written to the Catholic Church and its followers on the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, expressing sorrow and offering condolences on behalf of the world’s nurses.
24 April 2025
ICN CEO Howard Catton has warned that the deliberate targeting of health care workers and facilities in modern war zones marks a disturbing and escalating assault on humanitarian norms.
23 April 2025
ICN has welcomed the news that WHO member states have finalized a draft of the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Accord, which will act as an important framework for better managing future pandemics.
17 April 2025
ICN today launched a landmark report backed up by a new survey, warning of a deepening crisis in the wellbeing of the global nursing workforce and providing compelling evidence for urgent investment in nurses to improve health outcomes, strengthen economies, and build more resilient societies.
16 April 2025
Executive Director at ICN 1978- 1980
11 April 2025