President Andrea Rastello Pizarro and Secretary of Labor Affairs Patricia Aranis Torrico from #Chilean #Nurses Association represent ICN at 6th Global Ministerial Summit on #PatientSafety 2024, underlining patient safety & #healthcareworker safety are two sides of the same coin.

Creating health worker jobs is an opportunity says World Bank President. Agree, if they are the right jobs! Continuing to hear concerning reports of substitution of registered #nurse roles with lower skilled workers. That risks patient safety and ultimately will be more costly.

All Thanks & Appreciation for Nurses in UAE

In the face of unrelenting violence with up to 80% of health facilities no longer functioning a desperate lack of medicines and equipment and having lost 53 of their health worker colleagues these are some of the #Sudanese #nurses continuing to provide healthcare #NursesforPeace

ICN CEO Howard Catton highlights the global impact of inadequate investment in #nursing workforce on @BBCworldservice Podcast. Learn more: bit.ly/4axJjnD #GlobalHealth

.Nursing Times quotes ICN President PamCipriano: “This #IND2024 we are highlighting how investing in #nursing makes economic sense, is essential to achieve #UHC & is a significant step towards a healthier global community.” bit.ly/4aM72As UHC2030 #OurNursesOurFuture

Planned retirement was main factor (39%), but nurses also cited:
- burnout/emotional exhaustion (26%)
- insufficient staffing (21%)

41% retired nurses had left for reasons other than planned retirement - including burnout and insufficient staffing jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Investing in nursing makes 'economic sense', says ICN nursingtimes.net/news/global-nu…

ICN CEO Howard Catton discusses #African #nursing associations' concerns on the @BBCworldservice regarding the 'new colonialism' of international #nurse recruitment to wealthier nations. To find out more visit: bit.ly/4axJjnD

ICN releases posters and digital resources for International #Nurses Day on 12 May - One month until #IND2024 ! To download our resources click here: bit.ly/3JjwaTj #OurNursesOurFuture

Great to be with you all and share priorities, policy and advocacy work on issues incl migration, humanitarian support & patient safety. Sairaanhoitajat #Finland hosting ‘25 ICN #Congress will be a big opportunity to share more about nursing & healthcare across Europe #EU

Women led activism successfully challenging climate change #health #humanrights violations - similar to the #Swiss #nursing referendum people and now the courts appear to be ahead of politicians ⁦SBK / ASI⁩ bbc.com/news/science-e…

VACANCY: Technical officer (nursing & midwifery) at World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific in the Philippines. Supporting Member States in the development of evidence-informed nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and plans. Apply online: careers.who.int/careersection/… by April 16.

ICN launches next stage of its #ODENNA programme for #nurseleaders in #Africa , continuing its 125-year mission to developing #nursing worldwide. ICN CEO Howard Catton: 'This is a blueprint which can potentially be used on other continents in the future.' bit.ly/43PjexO

“We need a proper peace and to access basic commodities like food and sanitation and access to health. It’s as simple as that. As simple as peace.” True words, wrenching photos by World Health Organization (WHO) colleague Christopher Black in #Gaza . Via petersbeaumont The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

On #WorldHealthDay and everyday #nurses protect and promote people’s rights to advance both health equity and social justice. Their work has never been so challenging or vital to global health.

Happy #WorldHealthDay !

Today, we champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to:
-quality health services
-education
-health information
-safe drinking water
-clean air
-good nutrition
-quality housing
-decent working
-environmental conditions
-freedom from

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Nurses ‘vital’ for tackling rising global mental health care needs nursingtimes.net/news/mental-he…

If we want #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers , we need to invest in our health systems. #WHWWeek

Well-trained and well-paid health workers are the backbone of #UniversalHealthCoverage based on #PrimaryHealthCare . #HealthForAll