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Nurses can be found at every level and in every sector of our health and care systems. They are the bedrock on which our...

Last week, the Nightingale Challenge hosted its first webinar for employers who have accepted the challenge and others who are considering signing up. This...

2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is fast approaching and with it, a golden opportunity to shine a light on nursing...

Between 12th – 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association held its Annual Latin American Meeting of Nursing Students’ Associations in Merida, Mexico, where...

Members of the Nursing Now team joined the Florence Nightingale Foundation to pay their respects at a special Florence Nightingale Service of Remembrance at...

The global response to the Nightingale Challenge has been truly inspiring with 3,684 young nurses and midwives from 80 organisations around the world already...

This article appeared on www.uhc2030.org. To read the original article, please click here. WHO has officially designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the...

The Korean Nurses Association has led a call to have two nurses nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their selfless dedication...

On 12th - 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association will launch the Nursing Now Youth Americas group. The launch of this new Nursing...

The regional Government of Aragon in Spain officially joined the Nursing Now campaign earlier this year. The launch event was attended by a large number...

Earlier this year, on International Nurses Day, The Khyber Medical University Institute of Nursing Sciences (KMU-INS) launched a local Nursing Now group.  Speaking at the...

Today marks the official launch of Nursing Now's Nightingale Challenge. The Nightingale Challenge asks every health employer around the world to provide leadership and development...

Bupa has announced that it will increase its support for the Nursing Now movement, by creating a Nursing Now Bupa global group. The group...

Nursing Now Tanzania was officially launched on 4th April 2019 at an event attended by 257 nurses and midwives from across the country. The...

Next week, the Nursing Now global campaign team will be heading to Singapore to attend the International Council of Nurses’ Congress. This will be...

Ciaran McHugh is one of Nursing Now’s Young Nurses who was selected to take part in our pre-World Health Assembly workshop, organised in partnership...

The world’s largest conference on gender equality just wrapped up in Vancouver, Canada, with nurses, midwives and the health workforce championed as the backbone...

A report released today on nursing leadership explains why we must tackle persisting gender-related barriers and invest in nurses, in order to allow them...

Nursing Now Canada was officially launched on 2nd June at a multi-stakeholder, international colloquium in Vancouver BC co-hosted by the Canada Nurses Association (CNA)...

Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt is the Programme Lead for the Nightingale Challenge. Here, she shares her experience of Nursing Now's pre-WHA event that was organised...

The World Health Organization has announced that 2020 will be the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. For the first time in...

In 2017 in Northern Malawi, Senior Matron Chikondi Chimbatata from Mzuzu Central Hospital, and her colleagues from the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Miriam...

Roisin O'Connell is a representative of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. She is a student nurse, preparing to graduate and become a staff-nurse...

This blog was written by Kelsey Hirsch. Kelsey is an oncology nurse at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and a supporter of the Nursing...

Munashe Nykia is a registered nurse in Harare, Zimbabwe. He also serves as a Global Young Nurse Representative on the board for the Nursing...

On 6th May, Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign, took part in the launch of Nursing Now Balearic Islands, hosted...

Nursing Now’s Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell joined high-level public health stakeholders from around the world in Brasilia for the launch of...

Today marked the launch of Nursing Now Ireland. At an event hosted by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) at the...

Earlier this year, Nursing Now Madrid was launched by the Official College of Nursing, Madrid. During the launch event,...

Last week, a group of nursing students attending the University of the Bahamas joined Rosemarie Josey, Nursing Now Board Member, to learn...

Today, nurses from across the United States of America met at a high-level national event to launch Nursing Now USA. High-level health...

Today marks the official launch of Nursing Now Australia. At an event hosted by the Australian College of Nurses, and attended by...

On 8th & 9th August, The University of Technology, Jamaica will host its 4th Biennial Nursing & MIdwifery Research Conference. This will...

Thursday 14 March, 2019 Emilia Clarke announces her support as a Nursing Now Ambassador with the following message:  “I am privileged to be asked to join Nursing...

Nurse leaders and partners at St Thomas' Hospital, one of the first organisations to accept the Nightingale Challenge 2020, left to right: Roisin Fitzsimmons,...

Photograph by Ian Jones Tuesday 26 February, 2019 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, patron of Nursing Now, today marked the first anniversary of our...

Applications are now open for the ICN's Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI TM) 2019 leadership programme. The programme aims to prepare top nurses from around the...

Islamabad, Pakistan 8th January 2019 President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, formally launched Nursing Now Pakistan at a ceremony during the first Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery summit held...

Nursing Now is proud to be working with Intrahealth International to conduct a survey of nurses worldwide to examine how gender is related to: ...

Doha, Qatar, 13 November:  Countries that invest in and develop their nursing and midwifery workforce can achieve a rapid, cost-effective expansion of high-quality UHC. This...

2nd November 2018 Over 5,000 nurses gathered in Seoul to launch Nursing Now Republic of Korea, in a ceremony which inspired supporters across the world. Co-hosted...

The Australian College of Nursing has taken Nursing Now on the road. The roadshow has generated support for the campaign across Australia, with events...

ICN and Nursing Now call for nurses to work to full capacity to achieve vision of Astana Declaration Astana, Kazakhstan; Geneva, Switzerland; 26 October 2018...

5 October 2018 The Nursing Now campaign was launched in Kathmandu, Nepal this week by the Nursing Association of Nepal. During the launch, leading nurses...

Photo: Gudbjörg Pålsdottir, Nina Hahtela, Sineva Ribeiro, Grete Christensen, Oluva I Gong & Eli Gunhild By 25 September, 2018 Nursing Now Nordic was officially launched in Iceland...

When: Monday 29th October 2018 16:00-19:00 Where: The Marquee, St Thomas’ Hospital, London Hosted By: Nursing Now and Zimbabwean Health Training Support           PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION...

23 August 2018 Nursing Now Kenya was officially launched by Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta in Nairobi this Thursday. There were events held across the day,...

  Photo Credit: Royal College of Nursing Please note the details in this article have been translated from German to English. To read the article in...

In a joint statement responding to the World Health Organisation's draft declaration on Primary Health Care, Nursing Now and the International Council of Nurses...

On 29 June 2018, Nursing Now was launched in Rwanda by Minister of Health, Dr Diana Gashumba, and President of the Rwanda Nurses and Midwives...

Mobile health clinic in Sindh, Pakistan. Credit: DFID/Vicki Francis Pakistan's Government has announced that it will establish a National Nursing Forum, which it aims to...

Articles and Coverage of Nursing Now July 2018 Open Access Government: Why the European Pillar of Social Rights should keep nurses in the profession  By Elisabeth Adams...

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the consultation run by the WHO Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The voice of nursing...

Highlights of June 2018 activities to promote the campaign around the world, featuring our supporters, staff, collaborators and board members: Nursing Now featured in Swiss...

Dr Barbara Stilwell (right) at the US launch event for Nursing Now. Photo credit: Susan Allison-Dean Nursing Now is delighted to announce the appointment of...

Nursing Now featured prominently during the Global Forum for Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Offices and Triad meeting, co-hosted by the World Health Organization...

Highlights of May 2018 activities to promote the campaign around the world, featuring our supporters, staff, collaborators and board members: Research shows that nurse numbers...

Nurse listening to a patient in Jinja, Uganda. Credit Laura Elizabeth Pohl/Bread for the World The NCDs Commission web-based consultation is currently live until 16...

Jhpiego President and CEO, Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Phd, RN, FAAN. 11 May update Jhpiego has launched a new nursing microsite, which celebrates nurses’ work around the world,...

Image credit: UNMEER/Simon Ruf Call to action – influence the NCDs Commission Updated 10 May The High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) is currently running a web-based consultation from 10-16...

(Left to right) Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Executive Chair, WISH; Sultana Afdhal, CEO, WISH; Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister...

Nursing Now Uganda was launched on 22 March as part of the 3rd UK-East African Healthcare Summit, which took place in Kampala, Uganda. Our Co-Chair,...

Our Global Campaign Manager Dr Catherine Hannaway spoke about the Nursing Now campaign at the 4th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives (CNMF) Conference, held in...

At Nursing Now’s launch event in London, UK International Development Minister Harriett Baldwin MP announced £5 million for the training of nurses and midwives...

On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now held launch events and activities across the world, including the UK, Switzerland, Jamaica, USA, Jordan and South Africa. More than 30 countries were represented...

On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now will hold launch events and activities across the world. Activities are planned in the UK, Switzerland, Jamaica, USA, Jordan and South...

Nursing Now has been delighted to receive the backing of so many health policy makers and nurse leaders across the world. Supported by champions from...

Read a write-up of the event from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.  The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and its Tuberculosis/Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB/MDR-TB) Project hosted...

Image credit: IntraHealth International IntraHealth International and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing are co-hosting an official launch event for Nursing Now on Tuesday...

Image credit: Trevor Snapp for intraHealth International On Thursday 22 March, the Ugandan Ministry of Health and Uganda UK Health Alliance will host Nursing Now’s...

Nursing Now global wants to make sure that all nurses and midwives across the globe, in every role at every level, are skilled and...

Image credit: IntraHealth International On Tuesday 23 January, IntraHealth International and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing hosted an event to highlight how nursing improves gender...