As the world celebrates International Nurses Day on May 12, 2023, we face a looming nursing workforce crisis that threatens health care delivery and health care systems around the globe. COVID burnout and retirement have combined to […]
Read MoreNurses’ selfless commitment on the front lines of COVID-19 continues to evoke the deepest admiration from the world. The crisis has shown that the nursing profession is ready to take a giant step forward. But is the […]
Read MoreOne year ago, when we first learned that a mysterious virus was spreading around the world, we could hardly imagine that COVID-19 would claim more than 2.6 million lives and counting. The dreadful months that followed were […]
Read MoreDeveloping a vaccine against COVID-19 is the most pressing challenge – and most impressive achievement – of our time. But vaccines alone are not enough. We must ensure that everyone has access to them. Vaccine equity is […]
Read More“Applause without action is no longer acceptable.” – HRH Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan When the World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, nobody could have predicted the result. […]
Read MoreRepublished from https://www.who.int/hrh/news/2014/leadernurses_ancc_award/en/ Geneva, Switzerland, 9 October 2014 – The American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC) has presented awards to Dr. Stephanie Ferguson, Director of the International Council of Nurses’ Leadership for Change Programme and the ICN-Burdett Global […]
Read MoreAs we prepare to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday in 2020, organizations around the world are using the occasion to put the spotlight on nursing. The campaigns may be different, but the focus is the same: how […]
Read MoreHow Evidence-Based Research Can Improve Global Health (For Spanish Version) By Francisco Becerra-Posada, MD, DrPH, MPH Research plays a critical role in almost every field. In the areas of health care, public policy and global health, research […]
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