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Press Release

1 June 2023
ICN calls on nations at 76th World Health Assembly to turn talk of supporting nurses into action

ICN’s 80-strong delegation of nurses at the WHA, led by ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano, spoke at a wide range of side events and intervened on numerous agenda items at the event, including on emergency preparedness, UHC, infection prevention and control, and women’s and children’s health.

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Nursing

30 May 2023
Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters May 2023

PR 14

Press Release

25 May 2023
The leader of Sudan’s nurses calls on colleagues around the world to back calls for ceasefire amid devastation in his war-torn country

ICN has published a letter from the President of the Sudan Nurses Organisation, Mowafag Hassan Hashim, addressing the nurses of the world and asking them for their support.

WS 28

Press Release

25 May 2023
ICN at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva - 24 May 2023

ICN has a delegation of nurses at the WHA, with six delegates attending in person, and around 80 following the proceedings online. Today they continued making contributions to the debates and discussions of the WHA, including two formal interventions.

WS 26

Press Release

24 May 2023
ICN at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, 23 May 2023

ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano met with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. They discussed why investment in nurses is essential not just to recover, but also to rebuild health systems and deliver UHC2030

WS 27

Press Release

24 May 2023
ICN hosts luncheon meeting for all nurse delegates at the 76th World Health Assembly

Ministers of Health from El Salvador, France, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, Seychelles, Thailand and the UK were also in attendance, along with representatives from ICN’s national nursing associations and a variety of organisations including BBC, CERN, Global Colon Cancer Association, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Organization for Migration, Médecins Sans Frontières, Mission Haiti, Nursing Now, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, UNOG, WHO, World Patients Alliance and the World Trade Organization

WS 25

Press Release

23 May 2023
ICN at the World Health Assembly

ICN has a delegation of nurses at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the World health Organization’s governing body, with six delegates attending in person, and around 80 following the proceedings online as virtual delegates.

WS 25

Press Release

22 May 2023
Opening of WHA76, Dr Tedros’s address & ICN delegation briefing

The 76th World Health Assembly opened yesterday with the theme WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all. This year ICN will have a physical and a virtual delegation of more than 80 people at WHA76.

WS 2

Press Release

19 May 2023
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano tells Channel Africa: investing in nursing is an investment in a better future for all

Dr Cipriano said ICN’s ten-point Charter for Change can be used by national nurses associations to advocate for governments to establish health care policies which will create a sustainable global healthcare system.

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Press Release

17 May 2023
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano and WHO Chief Nursing Officer Amelia Tuipulotu participate in IND webinar, celebrating the future development of the profession

Dr Cipriano used the webinar to introduce ICN’s year-long International Nurses Day campaign, Our Nurses, Our Future, while Dr Tuipulotu praised ICN’s leadership and highlighted the importance of having a collective voice for the world’s 28 million nurses

PR 13

Press Release

12 May 2023
ICN marks International Nurses Day with the launch of its “Our Nurses. Our Future.” campaign

The campaign includes ICN’s Charter for Change, which lists ten policy actions required to create and sustain safe, affordable, accessible and responsive health care systems

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Press Release

11 May 2023
ICN and Japanese Nursing Association call on G7 Leaders to support healthcare workers

ICN and the Japanese Nursing Association have issued a joint statement calling on leaders of the G7 to commit to action to support nurses and healthcare workers worldwide