15 March 2023
New WHO Chief Nursing Officer shares her priority of addressing the needs of the world’s most vulnerable populations
ICN CEO Howard Catton has spoken exclusively to the new WHO Chief Nursing Officer Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, about the priorities and challenges ahead
7 February 2023
ICN intervenes on key healthcare issues at the 152nd session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board
As one of the first non-governmental organisations to be accepted into official relations with the World Health Organization in 1948, ICN has had a long and productive relationship with WHO.
6 February 2023
ICN and WHO offer free e-training for nurses on mental health, recovery and community inclusion
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are collaborating to roll out the online QualityRights e-training programme on mental health, recovery and community inclusion.
14 December 2022
ICN welcomes the appointment of Amelia Tuipulotu as WHO’s new Chief Nursing Officer
ICN has welcomed the swift appointment by the World Health Organization of Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu as its Chief Nursing Officer
12 December 2022
ICN warns that Universal Health Coverage will be a missed goal without immediate investment in nurses
ICN is warning governments that the aim of providing Universal Health Coverage by 2030 will not be achieved unless they take immediate and drastic action to recruit and retain millions more nurses
5 December 2022
ICN President praises WHO Chief Nurse’s achievements and eagerly awaits appointment of successor
WHO has announced that several senior staff will be completing their terms at the end of November, including WHO CNO, Elizabeth Iro. At a recent meeting, ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the importance of nursing leadership across WHO’s work and Dr Cipriano was assured that the position of WHO CNO would remain.
11 November 2022
ICN endorses new WHO training programme on improving mental health
ICN congratulates WHO on the development of its online QualityRights e-training programme on mental health, recovery and community inclusion course. ICN supports this work and is pleased to say that it meets the standard for accredited nursing continuing education points.
8 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
WHO, members of the World Health Professions Alliance sign new memorandum of understanding on health workforce priorities
Today, the World Health Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the five members of the World Health Professions Alliance: FDI World Dental Federation, International Pharmaceutical Federation, International Council of Nurses, World Physiotherapy, and World Medical Association
6 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
30 September 2022
ICN calls for nurses to be at centre of new WHO global agreement on pandemic prevention and response
The International Council of Nurses has presented its views at the second round of the World Health Organization’s public hearings on the formulation of a new international agreement to prevent and manage further pandemics
16 September 2022
Ahead of World Patient Safety Day ICN calls for ‘just culture’ in how drug errors are managed
The ICN welcomes the focus on medicines as the theme for this year’s World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day, but calls for a culture change in how health providers manage drug errors involving nurses and other health workers