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ICN Asia Workforce Forum highlights widening gap in global supply and demand of nurses

Nurse leaders gathered at a meeting in Thailand warned of the growing global nurse shortage at a time when the demand for nurses is increasing

7 March 2023

President of the Nursing Association of Ukraine speaks of nurses’ determination and gratitude, one year after the invasion of her country

ICN Chief Executive Officer Howard Catton has had a video call with the President of the Nursing Association of Ukraine, Tetyana Chernyshenko, on the day marking one year since the invasion of Ukraine, Friday, 24 February.

28 February 2023

Kick-off of ICN’s innovative development initiative for National Nurses Associations in Africa

Twenty-four NNAs in Africa have signed up to take part in the ICN’s Organizational Development of National Nurses Associations initiative, which will develop individual NNAs’ abilities to support their country’s nurses based on the initiative’s pillars: organisational assessment, leadership development and ‘twinning’ with more established NNAs

28 February 2023

One year on – ICN renews call for peace in Ukraine as nurses around the world stand in solidarity

On the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine and the bitter year that has followed, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has renewed its call for a ceasefire and negotiations for a lasting peace.

23 February 2023

Chief Nurse Blog: Nursing Matters February 2023

Nursing Ontology in Portugal

16 February 2023

Closing date applications for 2023 ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute: February 19!

This is the final call to senior nurses who are considering joining this year’s cohort to make their applications in good time to meet the deadline.

14 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.

7 February 2023

ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano visits global nurse pioneer Mo-Im Kim to honour her lifelong leadership and dedication to nursing

ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano has visited the home of the renowned South Korean nurse Mo-Im Kim to thank her for her lifelong dedication to nurses and nursing throughout her incredibly influential career.

6 February 2023

ICN and WHO offer free e-training for nurses on mental health, recovery and community inclusion

6 February 2023

ICN holds Western Pacific Region webinar to discuss region’s challenges and achievements

ICN held a webinar on 26 January to discuss nursing in the Western Pacific region with 79 participants joining from 21 countries

3 February 2023

“Uniting our voices and taking action” - Nurses in Cancer Care

World Cancer Day is held on 4 February each year to raise awareness of the critical need for action to reduce the worldwide burden of cancer.

3 February 2023

ICN voices its concern about high-income countries recruiting nurses from nations that can ill-afford to lose their precious staff

ICN believes that all countries, especially high-income countries, should aim to be self-sufficient in creating enough nurses to meet their populations’ needs.

26 January 2023