On #IND2023 ICN launches “Our Nurses. Our Future.” campaign! It includes a 10-point Charter for Change and a report providing evidence on why these key actions are essential to #nurse the world and the profession back to #health. Read more: bit.ly/3MknlLa #INDCharter

Thrilled to be back in Geneva World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76 as a part of ICN's delegation. Took a short Twitter break but back & please follow along for updates on our delegation activities #NursesWHA

#SRHR @womeningh event Argentina Health Minister Carla Vizzotti described Argentina’s massive progress on SRHR including passing laws on voluntary pregnancy interruption which, in just 2 years, has reduced 40% deaths due to unsafe abortion #WHA76

ICN WHA day in numbers; 8 bilateral meetings with CNOs & Health Ministers, 5 side events, 2 interventions and chatted to more nurses in one WHA day than ever before ….. oh plus a few terrific moments with Mr WHO and Erica Burton is still there right now for all #nurses

ICN intervention at World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76 on Global Strategy for #Women, #Children & #Adolescents #Health: “ICN urges Member States to ensure access to #SRMNAH services in a safe, inclusive environment and must prioritize #mentalhealth”. Read more here: bit.ly/3nhf5gq #NursesWHA

ICN delivers #UHC statement at World Health Organization (WHO) #WHA76: “It is critical to support, grow and protect the global #nursing and #healthcare workforce. #Nurses are essential for rebuilding strong and resilient #healthsystems needed to deliver care. bit.ly/3nhf5gq UHC2030 #NursesWHA

UNAIDS celebrates #PrideMonth and calls for decriminalization of same-sex relationships. #LGBTQIRights Read press release: bit.ly/45H9m9S

.World Health Organization (WHO) will produce the second State of the World Nursing report! WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces this great news virtually on #ICNCongress Day 3 Plenary. This report will show the impact of the #pandemic and how we can rebuild the global #nursing workforce. #ICN2023

At #ICNCongress Minister of #Health #Canada Jean-Yves Duclos: “We can’t rely on int'l recruitment, we have to do our share by training and supporting our existing #nurses.” He said there was a commitment at the #G7 meeting to strive to be self-sufficient in producing nurses. #ICN2023

Tears in everyone’s eyes as Kateryna Balabanova, Director of the Centre for Nursing Development in Ukraine, spoke to ICN #ICNCongress live from Kyiv #ICN2023 #WarInUkraine

Hot off the Press. Beth Tremblay and I are happy to share our article on Climate education and nursing student knowledge, confidence and intent to act. Published ahead of print here: lnkd.in/dD3-wzp4 Climate for Health

ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton quoted by Nursing Times on #digitalhealth position statement: “We cannot delay addressing how #nurses engage with #digitaltechnology. It’s a really crucial time to get involved, to understand how this impacts our care and daily work.”

🔴GAZA: 🔊"Today, for the last two hours, we've been looking for drinking water. They've been shelling all day. We don't know what will happen tomorrow or where we will go."🔊 Soundbite from our colleague Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb, MSF Deputy Medical Coordinator in Gaza ⤵️

⚡️OUT: #LancetClimate23 report on Health & Climate. It reveals the imperative for a health-centred response & shows: 🌎Regional data & unequal health impacts 👨‍⚕️Global projections, grave & mounting health threats ❗Priority actions for healthy future. 🔗lancetcountdown.org/2023-report/

ICN team met #health leaders, contributed to a constituency statement at World Health Organization (WHO) on #pandemic prevention, discussed NCDs, migration & sepsis, & attended key events on healthy ageing, self-care, sustainable financing & #midwifery. Read our statements: bit.ly/4aCYBXp #WHA77

Connecting with ICN colleagues - being a GNLI scholar has really opened my eyes and taken my #global #health learning on a steep & exciting incline - good to meet face to face PamCipriano Erica Burton Hoi Shan Fokeladeh and Howard Catton #Geneva

ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton delivered the ICN statement on Item 11.1 – #UHC, urging #memberstates to optimize and increase investments in #education, employment & retention of the #nursing workforce to achieve UHC2030. Read more here: bit.ly/4aCYBXp #WHA77

ICN Senior Policy Advisor Erica Burton delivered ICN's statement on item 11.7. She highlighted how #nurses reduce maternal & child mortality by improving access to immunisation & family planning. Invest in #nurses! Read our statements here: bit.ly/4aCYBXp #WHA77

World Health Assembly: Health Professionals Hail Adoption of Landmark Climate and Health Resolution bit.ly/WHA77resadopt #wha77 #climatehealth #health #climateaction

In Healthy Debate, RNAO member & Canada's Chief Nurse Leigh Chapman RN PhD writes that nursing is #HarmReduction. "By embracing and embodying a harm reduction approach, we can save lives, support our health-care system and provide compassionate, evidence-based care to those who need it