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World Council of Enterostomal Therapists® joins ICN family as an ICN Specialist Affiliate
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has welcomed the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists® (WCET®) as its ninth Specialist Affiliate
10 November 2022
ICN welcomes new agreement between WHO and World Health Professions Alliance
Today ICN President, Dr Pamela Cipriano, and ICN CEO, Howard Catton, joined Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization and the leaders of the World Health Professions Alliance for an historic signing ceremony at WHO headquarters in Geneva
8 November 2022
ICN President premiers new BBC-ICN film at prestigious international nursing conference in Seoul, South Korea
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano has showcased the latest BBC Storyworks Caring with Courage film at the 6th Korea-China-Japan Nursing Conference in Seoul, South Korea. The new production features highlights of a number of the films which make up the first series in this special on-going collaboration between ICN and BBC Storyworks
2 November 2022
ICN President and the President of Korean Nurses Association pay their respects at the shrine to the victims of the recent tragedy in Seoul
ICN President Pamela Cipriano and KNA President Shin Kyung Rim visited a shrine in Seoul to remember victims of the tragic events over the weekend
1 November 2022
Distinguished GNLI Alumni raise nursing voice at World Cancer Congress
Three distinguished alumni of the Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLITM) took part in the Union for International Cancer Control’s (UICC) World Cancer Congress, 18-20 October, in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing the much-needed nursing voice to the table.
27 October 2022
ICN welcomes Côte d’Ivoire National Nurses Association into membership, further strengthening and unifying the global voice of nursing
The Côte d’Ivoire National Nurses Association has joined ICN, a federation of more than 130 national nursing associations around the world. With its addition, ICN strengthens the global voice of nursing.
26 October 2022
Swiss nurses win Heroines of Health award for their campaign to address nursing shortage and win improved working conditions
ICN is proud to have nominated Sophie Ley and Yvonne Ribi of the Swiss Professional Association of Nurses (SBK-ASI) for the Women in Global Health Heroines of Health award, which was presented yesterday at the prestigious Women in Global Health Gala on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Berlin
18 October 2022
The Girl Child Education Fund brings education, hope and comfort to orphaned girls in Africa
Today we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. Nurses play a key role in improving girls’ access to healthcare, providing education and psychological support, and caring for their particular needs. Today, we bring you a story from the ICN President on her visit to Eswatini to meet with some of the girls whose lives have been changed by the Girl Child Education Fund.
11 October 2022
“The key to transforming mental health care lies in strengthening the mental health nursing workforce.” - ICN publishes new report on mental health nursing workforce
On World Mental Health Day, the ICN is delighted to announce the publication of a new report on the global mental health nursing workforce entitled Time to Prioritize and Invest in Mental Health and Wellbeing
10 October 2022
ICN gives full support to WISH/WHO report calling for more action to protect mental health of nurses and other health workers
The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nurses and other healthcare workers have been underscored in a new report from the World Innovation Summit for Health and the World Health Organization
6 October 2022