World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
ICN is a proud member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA), a coalition that brings together the five global organizations representing the world’s nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and physicians. These members also include the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), World Physiotherapy, and the World Medical Association (WMA).
Together, these organizations represent more than 47 million health care professionals in 179 countries and territories, uniting essential expertise from key health professions to advance shared priorities. WHPA works collectively to improve global health, strengthen and protect the health workforce, support universal health coverage, and enhance the quality and safety of care worldwide.
WHPA introduction and impact
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Presentation of WHPA
WHPA Extended Impact Presentation - 2026
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News
Health Professionals Are Essential to Safe Care, Strong Economies and Resilient Health Systems
As World Health Worker Week begins, global health leaders are emphasizing a clear and urgent message: investing specifically in health professionals means stronger health systems, healthier populations, and more resilient economies.
1 April 2026
World Health Professions Alliance Calls for Urgent Global Action to Protect Health Personnel from Violence and Persecution
The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals across multiple regions of the world - a pattern that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic and now threatens the safety of those providing care in both conflict settings and situations of civil unrest.
18 February 2026
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WHPA
Health Professionals Are Essential to Safe Care, Strong Economies and Resilient Health Systems
As World Health Worker Week begins, global health leaders are emphasizing a clear and urgent message: investing specifically in health professionals means stronger health systems, healthier populations, and more resilient economies.
1 April 2026
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WHPA
World Health Professions Alliance Calls for Urgent Global Action to Protect Health Personnel from Violence and Persecution
The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals across multiple regions of the world - a pattern that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic and now threatens the safety of those providing care in both conflict settings and situations of civil unrest.
18 February 2026