Nursing Now

New webinar coming soon! Join us on 4th June, 2-3 pm (BST) to learn about Health Action Training and their work to support nurses in providing person-centred practice, developing resilience and learning key advocacy skills. Health Action Training (HAT) represents a unique revolution in communication training for health professionals. High-quality communication training is crucial to

  Global Footprints events in six continents showcase growing global movement Nurses urge governments to approve WHO strategy to transform profession The Nursing Now three-year campaign to raise the profile and status of nursing wraps up this week with an urgent call to governments to invest in nursing as the backbone of health systems everywhere.

Please join us for the launch of the Nursing Now final report on Tuesday 18th May 10.30-11.30 am (BST) The Nursing Now campaign was launched in 2018 following the publication of the Triple Impact report by the APPG on Global Health. The campaign was to run for three years but because of the COVID-19 pandemic,

This blog was written by Dr. Sally Pezaro, Nursing Now Challenge Midwifery Champion Given that the majority of all maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths globally could be averted through the provision of high-quality and safe midwifery care, the provision of high-quality midwifery care is now a global priority (1). Yet we are now in

This month’s Nursing Times is a special edition, dedicated to the Nursing Now campaign. This three-year global campaign to raise the profile and status of nursing will draw to a close later this month with the celebratory Global Footprints event taking place on 24th May.   Featured in this Nursing Now special, are reflections about the

On 6th May at 8pm (BST) Nursing Now will join the RCN’s Newly Registered Nurses Network (#RCNNRNChat), along with Jaya Mental Health, to discuss global nursing and how we can support early-career nurses to drive the leadership agenda within the profession and improve health globally. In 2015, all United Nations (UN) Member States committed to

On 24th May, as the sun rises in the East, we will kick off the Nursing Now Global Footprints event with a regional celebration in the Western Pacific, travelling to South East Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa and Europe and finally the Americas. This will be the moment for Nursing Now groups and Nightingale Challenge

Join us this Friday (16th April) at 2pm (BST) to learn about the Nursing Now Challenge.  Please see the agenda below. The Nursing Now Challenge: Looking towards the future of nursing & midwifery leadership  Date: 16th April  Time: 2pm – 3:30pm (BST) – Welcome & Introduction  Munashe Nyika, Registered Nurse & Nursing Now Board Member

Please join us for our #NursesTogether global advocacy moment on 7th April, World Health Day, midday wherever you are! To take part in our #NursesTogether global moment of advocacy, we are asking that you join us in sending this letter to your Minister of Health on World Health Day asking for their commitment to nursing. To encourage others to get involved

On 24th May, Nursing Now will hold its “Global Footprints” end of campaign event to celebrate the successes and achievements of this global movement.  Along with Nursing Now partners, the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organization, we will travel around the world for a series of six regional sessions during which we

This poem was written and sent to Nursing Now by Gregg Morris, a Wound Care Registered Nurse and Director of Inpatient and Outpatient Wound Care at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  I drive to work my mind is free, past thoughts appear in front of me. The patient’s breathing starts to slow, we

In an attempt to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt across the global nursing and midwifery workforce we would like to invite you to take part in a survey that is being conducted by the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre at the University of South Australia, supported by the Nursing Now campaign. The

This blog was written by Professor Grace Edwards, Professor of Midwifery Education and Practice, Aga Khan University. Teaching midwifery in Africa has been the most challenging, but rewarding experience of my career. Before I moved to Kampala, Uganda, I thought I was prepared mentally and clinically for working in a low-resource country. I wasn’t!! I

This blog was written by Etti Rosenberg, Director of the Department of Nursing Planning and Policy, Clalit Health Services Management School Last week (early March 2021) our Nightingale Challenge programme was launched at Clalit Health Services – the largest health organisation in Israel. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 22 participants were selected to represent the

On 24th May, a Nursing Now celebration event will take place around the world with a series of virtual regional sessions. As the sun rises in the East, we will kick off the day with a regional celebration in the Western Pacific, travelling to South East Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa and Europe and finally the

June 2021 will mark a new beginning for the Nightingale Challenge as it becomes the “Nursing Now Challenge”, under the continued leadership of Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt at Coventry University, in partnership with Health Education England, THET and funded by The Burdett Trust for Nursing. The Nursing Now Challenge will carry forward the mandate of the

This blog was written by Phil Boulter (Consultant Nurse), Emily Belton (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Dara Shortall (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Natasha Mullender (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Dawn Kettleton (Primary Learning Disability Liaison Nurse), Lilani Limb (Primary Learning Disability Liaison Nurse) and Ming HoPoon (Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse) Surrey and Borders

This blog was written by Sailesh Bhandari, a registered clinical nurse from Nepal. My name is Sailesh Bhandari and I am a Nepalese registered clinical nurse. Currently, I work as a Nursing Educator at Jaya Mental Health, where I coordinate several nursing capacity-building projects.  I started my nursing training programme at the International University of

June 2021 will mark a new beginning for the Nightingale Challenge as it becomes the “Nursing Now Challenge”, under the continued leadership of Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt at Coventry University, in partnership with The Burdett Trust for Nursing. Last week, MoocLab’s World University Rankings by MOOC Performance 2021 named Coventry as number one for its Massive

This blog was written by João Marçal-Grilo, founder and director of Jaya Mental Health My name is João Marçal-Grilo, I am a British Portuguese registered mental health nurse, and the founder of Jaya Mental Health, a London-based NGO that supports the training of mental health care staff in South Asia.  When I was at school,

June 2021 marks a new beginning for the Nightingale Challenge as it becomes the “Nursing Now Challenge”, under the continued leadership of Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt at Coventry University, in partnership with The Burdett Trust for Nursing. The Nursing Now Challenge (NNC) will carry forward the ambitious mandate of the Nightingale Challenge,  and will work with

This blog was written by Jane Clarke, Founder of Nourish by Jane Clarke. My decision to pursue a career in dietetics was driven by personal experience. I was very unwell as a teenager and spent a lot of years in and out of hospital. While the doctors treated my body and the nurses did their

This blog was written by Christine Flynn, paediatric haemodialysis nurse participating in a Nightingale Challenge programme in Ireland. I’m Christine, a paediatric haemodialysis nurse, living and working in Dublin, Ireland.  I`ve been qualified since January 2012 and have worked in both Ireland and the UK since then, predominantly in the area of Paediatric Nephrology. I

This article was written by Deepika Saluja and Kaveri Mayra. It originally appeared on the International Health Policies website. You can access it here. As you probably know, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the Year of The Nurse & Midwife to mark the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of Modern Nursing. Little did

This blog was written by Dr Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now Happy New Year to you and your families from all of us at Nursing Now! The new year is usually a time for reflection on what has been, looking forward to what is to come and for some of us making resolutions to

Last week Nursing Now Co-Chairs, Lord Nigel Crisp and Professor Sheila Tlou wrote a letter to The Times in which they highlighted the crucial role played by nurses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and stressed the need for proper support and reward for nurses globally. They also discussed the fact that if the world is to

All Ireland Nursing Festival Sláintecare: Nursing’s Challenge Wednesday 10 February 2021 | Watch Live & On-Demand On Wednesday 10th February join the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation for a day of live-streamed recordings and presentations for nursing leaders, practicing nurses, and health care workers. The shape of health services is changing across Ireland. Coming out

In December 2020, country duo Brown & Gray announced the release of their single, “You Didn’t Have To,” and accompanying music video produced in collaboration with the non-profit NursesEverywhere. Directly impacted by the nurses in their lives, Brown & Gray wrote this song to honor the women and men who have cared for millions during

This message was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now. On behalf of the Nursing Now team, I would like to thank you. Thank you to all the nurses who have continued to work throughout this unprecedented year providing care and comfort. Thank you to our wonderful Nursing Now groups for all that

The courageous work of nurses and midwives in the face of the global pandemic deserves to be honored now more than ever with more than just applause. That’s why, in partnership with Women in Global Health, to close the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, we are excited to unveil our 2020 List of

Since its launch in June this year, the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NCGSI) has provided the opportunity for nurses and midwives around the world to connect, share experiences and develop innovative solutions to ongoing global health challenges. Our first two challenges have focussed on brain injury recovery and empowering communities to create and sustain

In October 2020, the Tasmanian Department of Health launched its Nightingale Challenge programme to support 27 nurses and midwives to undertake leadership development training over the course of 7 months.  The first session took the form of an internationally facilitated webinar with guest presenter Katherine Virkstis, Managing Director and Senior Research Partner with The Advisory

This article originally appeared on the SameYou website. Earlier this year, SameYou collaborated with Nursing Now on the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative. Emmanuella, Adelaide, Lawrence and Stephanoupolos are all final-year student nurses at the University of Ghana School of Nursing & Midwifery. We spoke to them to find out more about them and what

Taipei Veteran General Hospital accepted the Nightingale Challenge and organised a leadership training programme for young nurses, aiming to equip and empower the next generation of nurses to face challenges in the future.  The leadership training programme started on 18th February 2020 and took place over nine months. It included eight days of lectures, case

This blog was written by the Nightingale Challenge team at Mersin University, Turkey. The Mersin University, Turkey, accepted the Nightingale Challenge in January 2020. Our aim in taking part in the Nightingale Challenge was to empower our young colleagues as healthcare leaders by providing leadership training sessions, group discussions, and providing access to expert speakers

My name is Rae Becker and I am a new clinical manager at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center on the inpatient Hematology and Oncology unit. I worked in inpatient neurology, neurosurgery, and trauma for ten years, and spent the past three years in emergency services prior to accepting my current leadership position two months ago. 

The International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) is proud to be a Nursing Now partner and to celebrate The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020 with a number of landmark events. Lisbeth Hockey Inaugural Memorial Lecture ICCHNR was founded in 1995 by Professor Lisbeth Hockey to improve the quality of health

Last month, George Williams Chale Pool was given the prestigious Priest Jorge Antonio Laviada Molina award. This award is given to change agents who graduated from the Impulso Universitario, Yucatan, Mexico, who have made a difference and have contributed to society, their profession and their community. The award aims to recognise change agents who creatively

This blog was written by Alana Divito, Midwife at Causeway Maternity Unit, Northern Ireland.   Hello my name is Alana Divito.  I am a midwife working in Causeway Maternity Unit on the new continuity implementation programme, Lotus Midwifery Team. I am a Northern Nightingale, and am participating in the Northern Trust’s Global Leadership Development Programme as

This blog was written by Brínín Anderson. Brínín is a Staff Nurse in an acute surgical ward at Antrim Area Hospital. She is one of 27 Northern Trust nurses taking part in the Nightingale Challenge. Since a young age I have been involved in caring for a family member, something that I have enjoyed and

I am Emmanuella Adomako-Bempah, a third-year adult health nursing student. I always believed nursing would be a marvelous career and also a great means to give back to my community. Before entering nursing school, I was amazed by the contribution of nurses to health promotion. It was explicitly clear that nursing was the right path

In September, Nursing Now Co-Chair Lord Nigel Crisp set the second challenge of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NCGSI) and asked nurses and midwives to create innovative initiatives to empower communities to create and sustain health. Over the course of the last six weeks, in collaboration with Salus Global Knowledge Exchange, Nursing Now has

We have been delighted with the achievements of the Nightingale Challenge programmes in what has been an extremely challenging year for everyone, but especially nurses and frontline health workers. As we approach the end of 2020, Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, we will celebrate the work of Nightingale Challenge programmes by showcasing, and making

This blog was written by Sarita Mahapatra, Clinical Instructor, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata Motivation is the desire to act in service of a goal and in this pandemic situation, it is essential to keep our staff motivated. The 21st century has already seen many severe epidemics like Ebola, SARS, MERS, H1N1, and most recently the

Date: 18 November 2020, 13:00 CET Title: “Building an NCD Ready Workforce” Registration: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p_f-_bp6T4q3jjA-uiwAJg Details: Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates a transformation in how, and by whom, NCD services are delivered. This redistribution will see roles traditionally performed in hospitals shift to the community, to where people live and work and can most readily

This blog was written by Benta Omonge, Director of Nursing Services, The Nairobi Hospital, and Immaculate Wambugu, Deputy Principal, Post Basic Programs, The Nairobi Hospital. The Nairobi Hospital accepted the Nightingale Challenge in 2019 and launched its leadership development programme on 23rd January 2020 with a colorful event attended by nurses, nursing leadership teams from

Nursing Now is delighted to partner with the Better Health Programme to bring together leading health experts during a 90-minute webinar on 4th November, 8:00 am (GMT) to engage in a conversation about the critical investments needed to strengthen the health workforce and address key issues such as the recruitment, retention and education of nurses. 

This blog was written by Professor David Thompson, Professor of Nursing at Queen’s University, Belfast, Dr Barry Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Queen’s University Belfast, and Professor Roger Watson, Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull. The Nursing Now campaign in conjunction with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the World Health

This article was originally posted on the Pinnacle Practices website.   When practice nurse Huia Brady heard about the Pinnacle nursing scholarship aimed at improving equity and access in primary care, she saw an opportunity to make positive change for patients. It was a vision that paid off. The 23-year old was recently announced as

This blog was written by Tope Forsyth, Quality Improvement Manager, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Last month saw the launch of our new Nurse Leadership Development programme in response to the Nightingale Challenge. During a virtual event, attended by over 90 delegates, both internal staff and external guests, we were delighted to be

This blog was written by Bethany Maynard, MacMillan Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Oncology and cancer nursing is a specialised field for nurses in the UK. With a strong focus on cancer diagnosis and treatment, the care of oncology patients is constantly changing and developing. While this makes it an exciting and diverse area of nursing to

A team of four nursing students from Ghana have been selected by a panel of global health experts as the winners of the first Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NCGSI) with their plan to implement a telehealth rehabilitation platform for people having experienced a brain injury. In July, Nursing Now launched the NCGSI with the

Geneva, Switzerland; 15 October 2020 – The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today announced the theme for International Nurses Day 2021 (#IND2021).  Following on from previous years, the overarching theme for IND is Nurses: A Voice to Lead. The sub-theme for 2021 is A Vision for Future Healthcare. “The global COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world the important role

This blog was written by Nightingale Challenge fellow and registered nurse, Matt Daley The Nightingale Challenge Partnerships Platform (NCPP) facilitates the development of collaborative relationships between participating Nightingale Challenge organisations as well as other health employers.  Accessible on Facebook, this digital community allows healthcare employers and organisations to connect, form, and strengthen new and existing

This week marks the official launch of Nursing Now Russia.  Following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic the launch event that was originally planned to take place as an “in-person” event in March, will now happen this week (13 – 14 October) as a virtual event.   The World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses

This op-ed was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign. This article was originally posted on the Nursing Times website on World Mental Health Day. You can access it here.  While the global pandemic has raged, Nursing Now has focused on providing support to nurses. Some of this support has

Nursing Now supports the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the potential long-term impact of working through the Covid-19 crisis on nurses’ mental health and wellbeing (and that of other staff and pre-registration students), and to ensure they have access to sources of formal and/or informal support.  “This

Nursing Now Co-Chairs Prof Sheila Tlou and Lord Nigel Crisp will join C3 Collaborating for Health on 22nd October 2020 at 5:30 pm (BST) to discuss the role of nurses in promoting health through gender equality advocacy. Professor Tlou is former UNAIDS Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, and former Member of Parliament and Minister of

The Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives has announced that one of their founding members,  Fadwa Ahmed Affara RGN, MA, MSc, MEd, has received the 2020  Princess Srinagarindra Award, for recognition of her outstanding achievements in the area of nursing regulation for quality nursing improvement, people’s safety, and policy formulation. The international award, one

This blog was written by Joanna SoonJoo Lee, Executive Committee Chair, Korean Nurses Association. Last year in May when the Korean President Moon Jae-in made an official state visit to Norway, the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) wrote a letter to our President to honor a veteran nurse, Ms. Gerd Semb who served during the Korean

Nurse entrepreneur develops project to support children with asthma.  BreathStars is a nurse-led experimental programme cascading singing for lung health competencies in primary schools. Originally funded by Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS) and the Big Lottery Fund, BreathStars is an experimental project led by nurse entrepreneur, Heather Henry to test if singing helps the breathing

This article was originally posted here on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Global Health Now and was written by:  WILLIAM E. ROSA SHEILA TLOU BARBARA STILWELL HOWARD CATTON ANN KURTH With more than 33 million cases and over 1 million lives lost, COVID-19 has devastated health systems and weakened social and economic cohesion on

The Students’ Association of Kampala International University (KIU) School of Nursing took on the challenge of designing & producing reusable face masks for health workers in response to the shortage of PPE in the context of COVID-19.   Earlier this month, the Covid-19 Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurses Midwives (AAN) announced the KIU School

This blog was written by Judith Oulton, Chair of the Africa Action Network for Nurses and Midwives In response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the Africa Action Network for Nurses and Midwives (AAN) was created. What began in early March 2020 as an idea among four individuals, keen to address a shortfall of information and

We are delighted to announce that Nursing Now Co-chair, Lord Nigel Crisp has set the second challenge of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative.  The challenge: Develop an innovative, nurse/ midwife-led initiative to empower communities to create and sustain health. Lord Nigel Crisp will be joined by a panel of experts to launch this challenge

Nursing Now is delighted to announce the creation of the Nightingale Challenge Partnerships Platform. The Nightingale Challenge Partnerships Platform will provide a space that allows Nightingale Challenge employers to connect, form, and strengthen new and existing partnerships, facilitate engagement and conversation between organisations participating in the Nightingale Challenge. We hope that this platform will facilitate

This is a historic week for the United Nations. Heads of states and governments will, for the first time, meet virtually for the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA75). This meeting takes place in the midst of a global pandemic crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes.  A key theme of the week

Register for upcoming webinar, “Nurses-Reimagine our Wellbeing” hosted by the New Zealand Ministry of Health. 11.00am-1.00pm 24 September 2020 Date: Thursday, 24 September 2020 Time: NZT 11.00am to 1.00pm  Location: Via Zoom below or in calendar invitation Join Zoom Meeting https://mohnz.zoom.us/j/96799637131?pwd=RUN1a2VaeDIydjBsMUhQYk9mSVZldz09 Meeting ID: 967 9963 7131 Passcode: 591032 One tap mobile +6498846780,,96799637131#,,,,,,0#,,591032# New Zealand +6436590603,,96799637131#,,,,,,0#,,591032#

On 29th September, the University of Maribor Faculty of Health Sciences will hold a conference, “Research and Education in Nursing”. The conference will be divided into four sessions after the plenary session and will culminate in one final joint session. The lectures that will take part during the conference will be hosted by globally recognized, awarded and

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 nurse deaths passes 1000, a report from the International Council of Nurses (ICN) reveals that less than half of the countries surveyed classify COVID-19 as an occupational disease – adding to a litany of complaints showing nurses are not being prioritized by governments. ICN calls on governments to take

The Health for All Film Festival seeks to showcase the role of individuals and communities as champions for health and well-being.  In an extraordinary demonstration of creative energy and enthusiasm for telling public health stories, the first-ever Health for All Film Festival, launched in 2019 by the World Health Organization, attracted nearly 1,300 short film

Over the coming weeks, we have several webinars planned. See the list and details below to make sure you don’t miss out! Implementing Innovation, 3pm (BST), 17th September This webinar is part of the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative that we are currently running in collaboration with SameYou. Join us on 17th September at 3pm

The world’s attention, efforts, and finances are firmly on tackling COVID-19, rightfully so. However, with the focus on the pandemic, essential health services—ranging from safe delivery to family planning to immunization to malaria treatment—are being undermined. Nurses and midwives play a critical role—they provide COVID-19 care and are at the forefront of ensuring communities continue

This article was originally posted on the Wintec website. You can access it here.  When Kim Carter graduated from Wintec in 1989, prospects for nurses in New Zealand were dire due to a national hiring freeze and nursing strikes taking place around the country. This contrasted with a global nursing shortage around the world. This

This article was originally posted on the Queen’s Nursing Institute website. You can read the original post here. The Queen’s Nursing Institute has announced a new nurse-led innovation programme for 2021. The QNI has received funding from the Burdett Trust for Nursing to run a new programme specifically focusing on people with Complex Needs in

The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will officially name four distinguished experts as Honorary Fellows at the Academy’s Transforming Health, Driving Policy virtual conference, to be held October 29-31, 2020. Noteworthy within their fields, these exceptional individuals have demonstrated extraordinary and sustained contributions to nursing and health care throughout their career. “This year has been significantly

This blog was written by Capt Neelam Deshwal, Chief Nursing Officer, Fortis Healthcare Limited, Mohali Hospital, Punjab, India. It has been a practice for many years now within our fraternity to first hire, then mentor, then let our early-career nurses grow with the flow of understanding the role. But we did not think of building,

This blog was written by Beatrice Amuge, Nightingale Challenge Programme Lead, Mulago Hospital, Uganda There are 57 nurses and 10 midwives enrolled in our Nightingale Challenge programme at Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Over the course of the last year, we have provided training in leadership and research. Some of our cohort are currently undergoing basic

This information was taken from the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust website. You can access the original piece here. UKONS are organising a virtual educational event hosted by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, offered to all young cancer/early-career nurses. The aim is to build a network of support and provide free educational events to

On 27th August at 9:30 AM (BST) we will hold the second of our Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative webinars on the theme of brain injury recovery and rehabilitation. We will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss – > Brain injury recovery and rehabilitation: Bridging the gap from hospital to home. Our

This Nightingale Challenge update was written by Dr Elizabeth Madigan, CEO of Sigma Theta Tau. Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing (Sigma) has 28 nurses involved in our Nightingale Challenge program from eight countries. We have been doing monthly webinars on leadership development including developing your personal brand (for social media), mentorship, and global

Mediclinic Middle East has chosen 2020, the Year of the Nurse & the Midwife to launch its Daisy Programme across all its UAE facilities to recognise extraordinary nurses. Nurses are nominated by anyone in the organization – patients, family members, other nurses, physicians, other clinicians and staff – anyone who experiences or observes extraordinary compassionate

Since the Nightingale Challenge launched in June 2019 the response in India has been truly inspiring. To date, there are currently over 8,500 nurses and midwives signed up from 208 organisations from around the country, accounting for almost a third of the total participants globally. This webinar, “The challenges to nurse leadership in India”, will

David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the World Health Organization’s Director-General on #COVID19, will start his second series of Open Online Briefings on responses to COVID-19 on 11th August 2020. Since David became a WHO Special Envoy for the COVID-19 Response early in 2020, his team at 4SD Switzerland has offered Open Online Briefings twice a week.

On 16th June, The Global Nursing Caucus, Boston, held a virtual launch event to mark the creation of its Nursing Now group. The Global Nursing Caucus (GNC) is a US-based nursing organisation with global reach. The GNC was established in Boston in January 2011 by a group of nurses with common global health interests, in

‘Youth Engagement for Global Action’ Date: 12th August, 2020 Time: 12:30-14.00 Geneva, 06:30-08:00 New York, 16:00-17:30 Delhi  Register here On the 12th of August, WHO and UNESCO celebrate International Youth Day and would like to recognize young people around the world demonstrating their resilience, collective action and creativity in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many young people are essential workers, or volunteering to support their

This blog originally appeared on the Wintec website. You can access it here. Studying together at Wintec, Sarina Wawatai and her nursing mates dreamt that one day they would all work in the same place, making a difference to Māori. Fast-forward ten years and that dream has become a reality with five of them working

This blog was written by Meshack Otewa, a registered nurse and educator working in Kenya. Meshack is also the author of the MeshRN blog which covers many diverse topics relevant to nursing. No-one would have believed on 1st January 2020 that the world would be where it is now. We cannot travel as freely as

 “In collaboration with the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses, Nursing Now aims to raise the status and profile of nursing. We work to empower nurses to take their place at the heart of tackling 21st Century health challenges.”  The bedrock of the Nursing Now campaign is its groups, with over 690

Now more than ever it is essential to have an open line of communication with international partners, to share ideas and best practices to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to facilitate this exchange, the Manipal College of Nursing held a series of ten interactive webinars that gathered almost 4,000 participants.  This series of

This blog oringally appeared on the Wintec Waikato Institute of Technology website. You can access it here. Thirty years ago, young nurse Maureen Kelly left New Zealand with just a suitcase, en-route to the United Kingdom for an overseas adventure. She returned eight years later with a husband, two children, and a passion for nurse

Join us on Monday 20th July at 3pm (BST) for our latest webinar, ‘Discussing racism: Nurses as activists for equality’. Register here This webinar will be chaired by Nursing Now Co-Chair, Professor Sheila Tlou who will be joined by a panel of experts: Dr. Ernest Grant, President of the American Nurses Association Carol Cooper, Head

This challenge is now closed. Stay tuned for news of our next challenge coming 6th October 2020. We are delighted to announce that SameYou will be sponsoring the first challenge of the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative. SameYou and Nursing Now believe that nurses have a critical role to play in brain injury recovery and

Nursing Now is calling on G20 finance ministers and central bank governors to demonstrate leadership by putting a Healthy Recovery at the heart of decision-making when they meet on 18-19 July to discuss the economic fall-out from COVID-19. By building consensus around the priority of investing in health systems, they have an opportunity to shape

In this, the year of the nurse and the midwife that has coincided with one of the worst world pandemic crises we remember, the Croatian Nursing Council, in cooperation with 38 hospitals across the country, launched the Nightingale Challenge. Three leadership courses were introduced at three regional hospitals:  The Clinical Hospital Center, Rijeka; the General

Nursing Now welcomes and endorses the 2020 Triad statement, especially its declared commitment to developing a ‘forward-facing roadmap for policy dialogue and evidence-informed investment in countries’. This is an essential next step to ensure that the State of the World”s Nursing report is a foundation for a future for nurses that is different from our

On 26th June, we celebrated the first anniversary since the launch of the #NightingaleChallenge. Over 2,500 people registered to attend our all-day virtual event with sessions led by global health experts. To open this online conference, Nursing Now Ambassador, Emilia Clarke gave a welcome address. Read her speech and watch the opening session below. Welcome

In recent weeks, we have witnessed protests in many cities around the world sparked by an incomprehensible act of racism and brutality in the USA. Nursing Now represents a global network of nurses and health advocates united in one single message: George Floyd’s life mattered and Black Lives Matter, everywhere. Nursing Now announces the launch

To mark the first anniversary of the Nightingale Challenge, we will hold an all-day virtual conference on Friday 26th June. This will be an opportunity for Nightingale Challenge employers and participants to share their experiences of implementing the Nightingale Challenge and to discuss nursing and midwifery leadership now and into the future. The event will

This blog was written by Jamie Wheeler, Registered Mental Health Nurse. Being an early career nurse comes with a lot of adaptation and change. As you begin your journey, it is very normal to feel a sense of fear or anxiety. Many people report feeling that they do not belong. Imposter syndrome is a growing

This information was taken from the IntraHealth website. The original article can be found here. Join IntraHealth International, Nursing Now, the International Council of Nurses and Johnson & Johnson for a webinar exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the urgent need to address the gender and nurse leadership issues raised in Investing in the Power of Nurse Leadership:

Sarah and Marie are two registered nurses who capture the writings and thoughts from nurse colleagues. We know nursing is a pretty amazing profession. Wherever you work, whatever you do and wherever you are in your career; nursing combines art and science, compassion, and care. On our website, The Nursing Touchstone, we are capturing those moments of our

Nursing professionals at the Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, a WHO Collaborating Centre,  have created an emergency action project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this project, people are trained to make face protection masks in order to respond to the current shortages. In the first phase, with its own financial resources and donations,

  CC: Barbara, we had very much been looking forward to welcoming you to Scotland to hear from you at our conference on 1st April. Tell us a bit about yourself and how you have seen primary and community care develop during your career. BS: Having worked in a hospital setting for a number of years after qualifying

This blog was written by Esa Rintakorpi, Consultant Nurse Acute and Emergency Care The coronavirus pandemic has been a terrible tragedy across the globe with tens of thousands of deaths. The staff working on the front line in hospitals have been under a new kind of pressure with battling the pandemic whilst, at the same

HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein President of the Jordanian Nursing Council, WHO patron of nursing and midwifery in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Champion for the Nursing Now Campaign and former Commissioner to the UN High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth has shared a letter for nurses on the occasion of International Nurses Day. In

This blog was written by Nursing Now Champion, Sir George Alleyne. Sir Alleyne is the Director Emeritus of the Pan American Health Organization. When Lord Nigel Crisp, Co-Chair of Nursing Now, asked me to write a comment for the International Nurses Day, I accepted with alacrity. This was not only because I had agreed a

Nursing Now Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a letter of support with the Nursing Now campaign, showing her solidarity with nurses around the world during these particularly challenging times, and committing to support the nursing profession into the future. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge became the Patron of

To honour International Nurses Day, Nursing Now has facilitated a series of online conversations between HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and HRH The Countess of Wessex.  Watch the video and listen to the conversations here. Talking to nurses from around the world (Australia, The Bahamas, Cyprus, India, Malawi, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom) they

This blog was written by Nursing Now Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell to mark International Nurses Day, 2020. Florence Nightingale: the formative years Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 into a life of privilege. Her education was broad and deep, thanks to her forward-thinking parents, and she had a passion for mathematics. She was a

New Nursing Now film coming tomorrow for International Nurses Day! Listen to what our Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell has to say about our film for International Nurses Day… To mark International Nurses Day, in this the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Nursing Now has made a film to shine a light on

11th May, #RememberHealthHeroes On Monday 11th May, the eve of International Nurses Day, ICN, WHO and Nursing Now are encouraging people to take part in a moment of reflection to honour the memory of nurses and health workers who have tragically died during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that as many people as possible from

Nursing Now is facilitating the global sharing of support for the nursing and midwifery communities by launching its Poetry Portal where people can share expressions of thanks, support, share emotions and come together through the medium of art. It is well known that nursing is an art as well as a science, yet there is

The Gender Equity Hub and Global Health Workforce Network is asking frontline health and social care workers to complete a survey on COVID-19 health and safety. This survey was developed by an international group of experts convened by WHO and ILO to collect data about risk factors and their controls for health and safety of

Due to social distancing and travel restrictions currently in place across Commonwealth countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Commonwealth Civil Society Policy Forum will be held as a digital forum. The title of the forum is: Strengthening health systems with digital technologies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure universal

This blog was shared by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is working in an A&E department in a hospital in the UK. I hope I wasn’t the only one who when they first heard of this new viral menace appearing in SouthEast Asia was guilty of a bit of scepticism.  It was in early February

As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 crisis, nurses and midwives are on the frontline, working tirelessly to care for patients during this challenging time.  As a result of the Nightingale Challenge, more than 27,000 nurses and midwives from around the world have been enrolled in leadership development courses, created by their employers to

In these unprecedented times, it is essential that health-workers around the world are supported and equipped to deal with the daily challenges they face, and those which are still to come, both professionally and personally, physically and emotionally.  Since the onset of COVID-19, we have witnessed many acts of human kindness and compassion. Our new

This webinar has now taken place. You can access the recording here. You can find the slides here: Compassion: What is it and how does it help? Dr. Martina Balaam Workplace Compassion, Dr. Sally Pezaro Click here to listen to Anthony Harbin, Global Administrator for the Nightingale Challenge read ‘Blessing’ by John O’Donahue.  Stay tuned

Karina, a nurse working for the Advanced Support Unit of the mobile emergency care service in São Paolo has launched the “Máscaras do bem” (Masks of good) project to respond to the increasing demand for protective equipment for health workers leading the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil.  Under the coordination of the Health Secretariat of

Descargar la grabacion de este seminario aqui. En este Año 2020 de la Enfermera y Partera, las enfermeras de todo el mundo estamos luchando contra  COVID-19 con conocimiento, compasión y coraje. El 30 de Abril a las 3:00pm (hora de Toronto) y 9:00pm (hora de España), Nursing Now les invita a unirse a la Dra.

Since the onset of COVID-19, people around the world have been showing their gratitude and respect for nurses and health-workers with applause, creating a moment for communities to come together and make noise for nurses. In 2018, 1min.care was launched with the aim of supporting and strengthening the profile of nurses worldwide with global applause

Roisin O’Connell, Emergency Department Nurse, Ireland reflects on the inspiration she draws from strong teamwork and colleagues to make it through the fight against COVID-19. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, I was apprehensive; afraid of what I was seeing on the news and how I was going to cope in this new and ever-changing environment.

If you missed this webinar, you can listen here. In this, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, nurses around the globe are fighting COVID-19 with knowledge, compassion, and courage. On April 22, join Dr. Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO)* and colleagues, to learn how RNAO is shaping

This blog was written by Nursing Now Board Member, Munashe Nyika Just over eight weeks ago, the outbreak of Coronavirus was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. On 11th March, it was declared a global pandemic. At the onset of the outbreak, Africa did not have a confirmed case

The first-ever State of the World’s Nursing Report (SOWN), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Nursing Now (NN) campaign has been launched today. This report highlights the crucial and central role of nurses in strengthening primary health care, achieving universal health coverage (UHC) as well as the

Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Lead for the Nightingale Challenge Nursing is a deeply human experience. Through their experience, nurses are the bridge between a patient and the system, and by enabling nurses to practice to the top of their licence, we can help to improve health systems globally.  Health is a multidimensional matter, and accordingly,

This article originally appeared on the website of Waikato Institute of Technology In celebration and recognition of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Today is World Health Day and it is dedicated to our modern-day Florence Nightingales, many who are

Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now The publication of the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing Report (SOWN) comes at the worst and the best of times. The worst because everyone’s attention is, quite understandably, on the global COVID-19 pandemic we face. The best because this situation has highlighted the vital role of nurses, without

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce. The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce. Findings identify important gaps in the nursing workforce and priority areas for investment in nursing education, jobs, and leadership to strengthen nursing around

World Health Day is just around the corner (7th April), and it will mark the launch of the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing report.  The World Health Organization, in partnership with the International Council of Nurses and Nursing Now has developed this report to provide a global picture of the nursing workforce and support

This blog was written by Matt Daley, Nightingale Challenge Fellow When we entered the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020, how many of us could have imagined the challenges we would now face, as individuals, professionals, countries – as humanity as a whole. Nurses have more in common now than at any

This blog was written by Anthony Harbin, Programme Administrator, Nightingale Challenge. As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise, a temporary hospital is set to open in London’s ExCel centre. A 100,000m² convention centre in the docklands area of the capital represents an important move from the NHS to combat the effects of

From 11th – 13th March, Nursing Now visited The Bahamas for the last of our 2020 quarter one regional meetings. This was the opportunity for our Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell, and Nursing Now board members Mary Watkins, Annette Kennedy, Shirley Baines, Christine Beasley, Claudia Laselva and Rosemarie Josey to meet and discuss the regional

Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein, President of the Jordanian Nursing Council, World Health Organization Patron of Nursing and Midwifery in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Champion for the Nursing Now Campaign and former Commissioner to the UN High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth would like to express her appreciation to all nurses,

This blog was written by Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Lead for the Nightingale Challenge in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is fair to say that none of us expected this. As we planned and prepared to mark 2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the bicentennial year of Florence Nightingale’s birth

This blog was written by Charlotte Jakab-Hall, Chief Nurse Junior Fellow & Safe Care Sister, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, England UK.  Let me start by making it very clear that I am not an expert in novel coronavirus, nor do I claim to be an expert in global health. I am however a registered

Sneha Baby is a Registered Nurse, working at the Government T. D. Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, Kerala. In this blog, she talks about her recent experience of working in an isolation ward, while caring for a patient with COVID-19. I had been to isolation wards and rooms before, but I only really understood what isolation

This year, to commemorate the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the Jordanian Nursing Council and its partners (JNMC, MOH, RMS, private and academic sectors) are actively participating in the Nightingale Challenge, and are holding a series of training sessions and activities to empower young nurses and midwives. Her Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein,

Global healthcare expenditure is increasing, along with the numbers of older patients with multiple comorbidities, while the numbers of health workers are hugely decreasing, and many nursing and midwifery vacancies remain unfilled. With the World Health Organization declaring 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and commencing the Nursing Now campaign with partners including

This blog was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign. The Nursing Now team is currently in Nassau, The Bahamas, holding regional consultations with nurses from here, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. Our party is made up of board members from Botswana, Ireland, and the UK. As we look across

This article was written by Lord Nigel Crisp and Professor Sheila Tlou, Co-Chairs of Nursing Now. Lord Crisp was the Chief Executive of the NHS in England and the Permanent Secretary of the UK Department of Health from 2000 to 2006. Professor Sheila Tlou is a nurse, specialist in HIV/AIDS and women’s health, and a

This blog was written by David Ferran, registered nurse and Co-Chair of Valuing Diversity in Nursing Northern Ireland. My name is David Ferran and I am a registered nurse working in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I am also lucky enough to be taking part in the Nightingale Challenge as a Belfast Nightingale. I am looking forward

2020 marks the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife – for the first time in history, the nations of the world will unite in celebration of the benefits that nursing and midwifery bring to the health of the global population. Every country needs a competent, motivated, well-distributed and supported health workforce. Nurses and

The Nightingale Challenge is offering participating organisations the opportunity to engage with other organisations around the world who have also joined the Challenge. This is the opportunity to share your knowledge and practices with other nurses and midwives as part of the Nightingale Challenge experience. Once partners are identified and introduced, you are encouraged to

This blog was written by Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Director for the Nightingale Challenge, following a recent trip to Uganda for the Nursing Now Regional Meeting in Kampala. The Nursing Now campaign was born out of determination to ensure the delivery of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by supporting the work of nurses and midwives, allowing

On the 3rd and 4th of February 2020, Nursing Now held the first of its regional meetings in Kampala, Uganda. This was an opportunity for Nursing Now board members including Lord Nigel Crisp, Sheila Tlou, Annette Kennedy, Dr. Francis Omaswa, along with a delegation of influential regional healthcare leaders and key organisations including Aga Khan

On 6th & 7th March, the 5th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference will convene  nurses and midwives from around the world to celebrate past achievements, present endeavours, and future contributions of nurses and midwives. Presentations will showcase how individual nurses and midwives, or nursing and midwifery groups, associations or institutions are contributing to global health

The role of young nurses in making Universal Health Coverage a reality This blog was written by Esther Bosede Ilesanmi (RN, RM, RPHN, BNSC). Esther is the Project Lead at “The Flow Project” and an active nurse advocate. Ensuring Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means guaranteeing that everyone, everywhere has access to health services (including prevention,

The University of Ghana Health Services has launched its Nightingale Challenge! There are 10 nurses taking part in the programme. The Nightingale Challenge participants attended a 3-day intensive leadership workshop named, “ Developing your Leadership Potential.” This was organised by the Friends of African Nursing in collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana,

In this blog, Henry Murage Wambui, student representative of the Clinical Nursing Society, Kenya, talks about his experience of the “Mentor a Nurse” initiative. Why is mentorship important? Learning is moving from the known to the unknown. As a young nurse in school, mentorship broadens my mind. It creates opportunities where I am able to

This blog was written by Lisa Duek, Registered Nurse and Programme Manager at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Throughout history, nurses and midwives have been at the heart of healthcare, dedicated to care and heal with compassion; they are there from the beginning of life when we take our first breath, and they

This article was written by the European Federation of Nurses Associations’ and originally appeared on the European Federation of Nurses Associations’ website. The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), the united voice of 3 million EU nurses and 6 million European nurses, organised on 5 February 2020 a high-level meeting at the European Parliament (EP)

This article originally appeared on the Pacific Community website and can be accessed here. The Heads of Nursing from Pacific Island Countries and Territories will convene in Nadi, Fiji from the 11th- 13th of February 2020 for the inaugural Pacific Heads of Nurses (PHoN) Meeting. This is the first time such a meeting has taken

The German medical journal, “Bibliomed Medizinische Verlagsgesellschaft mbH” has published a six page article about five Nursing Now groups (Nursing Now Colombia, Nursing Now Germany, Nursing Now Russia, Nursing Now Uganda, & Nursing Now Northern Ireland) and their activities. To read the full article, click the links below: NURSING NOW AROUND THE WORLD: VISIONS, INITIATIVES, SUCCESSES

This article originally appeared on the LSTM website and can be found here. In celebration of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, LSTM is offering a number of scholarships for those wanting to undertake the Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing (DTN). These new scholarships are just one of several actions planned by LSTM over

Nursing Now Co-Chair, Lord Nigel Crisp has asked what plans the UK Government has to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary and the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020. Lord Crisp stressed the importance of this year to celebrate the legacy of great nurses and midwives of the past such as Florence Nightingale, but

We offer our heartfelt solidarity to nurses and other front-line health workers in China and beyond who are working tirelessly to care for the sick as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. This is a difficult situation and we commend the determination of all involved in containing this outbreak. Nurses are on the front-line in

With the launch of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife comes the implementation of the Nightingale Challenge in the Philippines. The Nightingale Challenge has been launched in public and private organisations across the Province of Laguna and many of them plan to implement impressive agendas throughout the course of the year. A series

Nursing Now Malawi was launched on International Nurses’ Day, 12th May 2019. The event was attended by nurses from across the country and government officials from the Ministry of Health and Population headquarters. Regional Advisor for the Nursing Now campaign, Judy Khanyola attended the launch event and commended the country’s leadership in launching the campaign.

Edmund is a trained Registered Community Nurse in Ghana. Here he describes his experience working to provide access to health for the most hard to reach communities. In Ghana, the Community Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) ensure access to healthcare for the most hard to reach communities. Trained Community Health Nurses carry out regular visits

In a recent sermon, Pope Francis expressed his support for the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, praising the “noble” and “precious” work of nurses and midwives around the world. Pope Francis encouraged everyone to pray for nurses and midwives, saying that they “are the most numerous health workers, and closest to the

The Clinical Nursing Society of Kenya (CNS) has accepted the Nightingale Challenge and as part of its programme this year, is implementing a ‘Mentor a Nurse’ initiative. This initiative seeks to bridge the gap between the experienced nurses and early career nurses working at the County Public hospitals in Kiambu and Kisumu Counties, Kenya. Kenya

The Nursing Research Institute (NRI), at St Vincent’s Health Australia Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne & Australian Catholic University, Australia is leading progress in nurse-initiated efforts to improve outcomes for patients who have suffered a stroke.   Previous research by the NRI demonstrated that when nurses introduce clinical protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing within

We continue to be deeply saddened to hear about the wildfires and their devastating impact on the lives of communities across Australia.  We send our deepest condolences to families who have lost loved ones and sympathy to the many families who have lost their homes and livelihoods.  We extend our heartfelt thanks to nurses and

As we kick off the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Nursing Now is delighted to launch the #NursingInFocus Photo Contest with partners Jhpiego and ICN.  Nurses and midwives play an essential role in ensuring a healthier world for everyone, everywhere. They are the backbone of our shared goals for universal health coverage,

Together with our partners, Nursing Now is calling on governments to make 2020 a landmark year in health on the way to fulfilling the promise of Universal Health Coverage. As the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife begins, we urge world leaders to recognise the critical role played by nurses and midwives in health

As part of the ‘Berry Royal Christmas’, nurses and midwives were celebrated for the work they do and the sacrifices they make in being away from their families to care for others during the festive period. Nursing Now was thrilled to be able to extend the invite to Claire (nurse) and Louise (midwife) who will

Nursing Now Mozambique was launched in December  by the Ordem dos Enfermeiros de Moçambique in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Mozambique, Hospital Militar de Maputo and Fundacao Masc.  Luisa Dias Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique and patron of Nursing Now Mozambique gave the keynote speech at the event. Ms Diogo said, “I am

Earlier this year, Nursing Now Grenada was launched by the Grenada Nurses Association at the ”We Dare to Care: Let’s Talk Nursing” symposium. During the symposium, participating nurses performed a short play in which they portrayed the key challenges faced by the nursing profession. A video was also shown in which nurses pledged their support

Earlier this year, Nursing Now Barbados was launched by the Barbados Nurses Association. The launch event was attended by the Executive Committee and members of the association. Members of the Barbados Student Nurses Association and senior representatives from health care institutions also attended the launch event which highlighted the vital contribution of nurses to achieving

…to offer solutions, to be represented and to be seen,” Frances Wood, Director of Studies, Diploma in Tropical Nursing, LSTM.  For the last six years I have had the privilege of leading the Diploma in Tropical Nursing (DTN) at the prestigious School of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool (LSTM), UK. My previous training and varied life

On this UHC day, Mark Britnell, Global Chairman & Senior Partner for Health, Government & Infrastructure at KPMG discusses the role of nurses and midwives in tackling the global workforce crisis in healthcare.   We are hurtling towards a global workforce crisis in healthcare. By 2030, the World Health Organization estimates the world will be

In this blog, Anthony, Nursing Now’s Global Administrator for the Nightingale Challenge, talks about his ambitions to become a nurse and his experience shadowing nurses from Guy’s and St Thomas’.   Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to spend a day with the wonderful nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital, shadowing them in

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) supports nurses and midwives in their development through the innovative Diploma in Tropical Nursing (DTN) by preparing them to work in low-income settings and make significant contributions to world health. This biannual flagship course has been running since 2011 and attracts nurses and midwives from all over the world.

Next week, on 11th December, Nursing Now will be joined by Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nursing Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO) during a webinar in which she will discuss her personal journey into leadership.  The webinar will be hosted by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director, Nursing Now and will be the final webinar in

Earlier this month, nurses from around the world joined a Nursing Now webinar to discuss plans for 2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with partners the International Council of Nurses and World Health Organization. On 14th November, Nursing Now hosted a webinar to give an overview of key events planned for 2020

Roisin Fitzsimmons is the Co-Head of the Nightingale Academy at Guy’s & St Thomas’ and a Consultant Nurse. Here, she talks about her experiences in her career to date and shares some advice for aspiring nurse leaders. When I qualified as a nurse in 1996 I wasn’t sure if I had what it took to

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called on governments to take immediate action to tackle climate change, after latest Lancet Countdown report reveals impending health crisis for future generations. Climate change poses the single biggest health risk to humanity with devastating damage to people’s health and livelihoods if urgent action is not taken. Details

Please note that applications are now closed. Following the success of the first pre-World Health Assembly workshop held in Geneva in May this year, Nursing Now is delighted to open applications for its second pre-WHA Workshop. In partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Health, the International Council of Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International,

On 30th October, the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) held its annual Nursing Policy Declaration Ceremony, otherwise known as the Nightingale Festival at Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul. The aim of this ceremony is to strengthen the ongoing activities of the KNA and to show support for Korean nurses. This year, there was particular emphasis on the

Following the success of the first pre-World Health Assembly workshop held in Geneva in May this year, Nursing Now will open applications for its second pre-WHA workshop on 18th November.  In partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Health, the International Council of Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International, Nursing Now will host a pre-World

“…could provide real comfort and have a positive effect on patients.” In this blog, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Iain discusses his experiences in nursing, shares his advice for newly qualified nurses and highlights key issues faced by nurses and the nursing profession. When did you first realise you were interested in working in healthcare? Health and

The countdown to 2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is well underway and we know that many of you have exciting plans to make the most of this once in a generation opportunity. During 2020, we are united in our ambition to propel nursing and midwifery into the spotlight and onto the agenda

In this blog, Tope Forsyth discusses her experience as a registered Mental Health Nurse working as a Quality Improvement Manager for suicide prevention. She is a true believer in learning from each mistake and every person encountered, and encourages newly qualified nurses to ask for help.  I am a Registered Mental Health Nurse working as

Michelle Cudjoe is the Head of Midwifery and Divisional Chief Nurse for the Women and Children’s Division at East Surrey hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in England. In this blog, she talks about her journey as a midwife and the diverse roles that she has held over the course of the last 23

As part of the Nightingale Challenge’s series of webinars for employers, Margaret Martin, Nurse Manager of Development of Practice & Workplace Capabilities from South Eastern Sydney Local Health District in Sydney, Australia, discussed compassionate leadership in her session “Leadership – The heart of care”. Margaret explored leadership, leadership vs management, types of leadership and the

Nursing Now will host the second in the series of Nightingale Challenge employer webinars this Wednesday, 16th October at 9AM (London GMT+1). These webinars are designed to provide an opportunity for employers to understand more about the Nightingale Challenge, and address topics around leadership to inspire their Nightingale Challenge programmes. This week’s webinar, “Leadership: The

Would you like to learn about evidence-based guidelines to enrich your care and patient outcomes?  Nursing Now invites you to join a webinar offered by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) to discuss best practice in the implementation of evidence-based guidelines. This webinar is open to nurses around the world and will give you

Romnick is a Chief Assistant Nurse from The Philippines. He is passionate about the role that young nurses can play in the health system, and advocates for nursing leadership. Here, he describes his experience in launching the Nightingale Challenge in his province of Laguna. In May, I was given the opportunity to participate in the

Days are long for Anna Mzeru. A nurse at a health dispensary in the Bagamoyo region of Tanzania, she is one of only two medical staff at a facility that should have nine to be fully staffed. She and the other provider see as many as 120 patients per day, and attend an average of

This blog was written by Michele Rumsey Director – World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHO CC), University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and uploaded on 24th September 2019. Yesterday, the UN passed the first-ever political declaration on Universal Health Coverage: ‘UHC: Moving Together to Provide a Healthier world’. This crucial global declaration was approved by 193

This blog was written by Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Chief Executive of Nursing Now, and uploaded on 24th September 2019. Yesterday, world leaders gathered at the UN in New York and adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC). This is a landmark moment that we should celebrate, but we must keep

This blog originally appeared on the Primary Care International website and was posted on the 23rd September 2019 by Dr Angela Chaudhuri and Jane Lennon & filed under Partner blogs. More than 100 countries endorsed the declaration made last year at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan that primary healthcare was the cornerstone of achieving

This Friday, 27th September, the Nightingale Challenge will host the first of its employer webinars. The webinar will last 45 minutes in total and will be held at 8am and 6pm (London GMT+1) to allow as many people as possible to participate. The webinar will be chaired by Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Programme Director for the Nightingale

Online discussion shows nurses’ enthusiasm  to support the development of the State of the World’s Nursing report to drive investment in the profession. On Tuesday, more than 400 people from around the world took part in a webinar co-hosted by the International Council of Nurses (ICN), Nursing Now and the World Health Organization (WHO) to

The State of the World’s Nursing Report will be launched on World Health Day (7 April) 2020 during the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The report will be a landmark resource for the nursing profession providing the evidence needed to make a stronger case to governments for investment in nursing.  Are you

The University of North Carolina School of Nursing co-hosted a Nursing Now USA strategy and action meeting. The meeting was held in partnership with the University of Washington School of Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Nursing Now USA represents the collaborative leadership of The American Nurses Association, the United States Public Health Service Chief Nurse,

In tandem with our series of case studies on the Nursing Now ‘Young Nurses’, we are also sharing the stories of some of our nurse leaders. “We will not be able to achieve UHC unless nurses are involved in decision-making […], in all aspects of health as leaders.” Click here to listen to Nursing Now’s

Earlier this summer, Nursing Now Malaysia took part in the Malaysian Nurses Association event:  ‘Explore, Network & Collaborate’. This event was specifically for young nurses and nursing students from both public and private sectors.  The purpose of the seminar was to motivate young nurses in Malaysia to strive to excel in the field of specialisation

The State of the World’s Nursing Report will be launched on World Health Day (7 April) 2020 during the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The report will be a landmark resource for the nursing profession providing the evidence needed to make a stronger case to governments for investment in nursing.  Are you

My name is Joe, I am 32 years old and I work as a Senior Nursing and Midwifery officer at Phalombe District Hospital in Malawi.  In May, I was lucky enough to participate in Nursing Now’s Young Nurses Pre-World Health Assembly Event (WHA) in Geneva, where I spent a week with 23 other young nurses,

The journey to becoming a Nursing Now Young Nurse and beyond In May 2019, Nursing Now gave 23 young nurses from around the world the opportunity to meet and take part in a two-day workshop to understand the processes that underpin global health policy development prior to the World Health Assembly. In this series of

Nurses can be found at every level and in every sector of our health and care systems. They are the bedrock on which our service is built and can increasingly be found taking on leadership roles of great breadth and complexity. Management responsibility starts early for nurses, and is built into the career development of

Last week, the Nightingale Challenge hosted its first webinar for employers who have accepted the challenge and others who are considering signing up. This was the opportunity to better understand the Nightingale Challenge, and hear from Programme Director, Lisa Bayliss-Pratt.  Over 40 participants took part in the webinar, with people joining from countries including USA,

Applications for the 2020 FAIMER Institute are open and will close on 5th September 2019.  The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) is a non- profit foundation of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®), committed to improving world health through education. In partnership with ECFMG, FAIMER promotes excellence in

2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife is fast approaching and with it, a golden opportunity to shine a light on nursing and encourage investment in the nursing workforce. It is critical that policy decisions about the future of the nursing profession are based on accurate and reliable evidence. That’s why the Nursing Now

Between 12th – 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association held its Annual Latin American Meeting of Nursing Students’ Associations in Merida, Mexico, where the Nursing Now Youth Americas group was launched.  More than 300 nursing students from Mexico and across Central and South America participated in this event and came to support Nursing Now

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 Kranji Commonwealth War Grave in Singapore. The service was to remember the nurses who were among the many who lost their lives in the 1942 invasion and occupation of Singapore

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 officially confirmed and participating in the Challenge.  On Wednesday, 17th July the Nightingale Challenge will host its first webinar. This webinar will provide you and your nurses and midwives the opportunity

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 Midwife and with nursing clearly on the rise, UHC2030 spoke to Lord Nigel Crisp, Co-Chair of the Nursing Now campaign to find out more. Lord Crisp, can you tell us about 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 to caring for patients living with Hansen’s Disease for 40 years. The Nursing Now campaign is backing the call and encourage nurses and non-nurses to sign the online ‘One Million Signatures’

On 12th – 14th July, the Mexican Nursing Students’ Association will launch the Nursing Now Youth Americas group. The launch of this new Nursing Now group will take place during the Annual Latin American Meeting of Nursing Students’ Associations in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The Nursing Now Youth Americas group will be the first group to

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 of representatives from within the health sector, including stakeholders from hospital and primary care. Top academic leaders also attended the event with representatives from the faculties of Health Sciences from

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 launch, Dr. Dildar Muhammad, Director KMU-INS, discussed the acute shortage of nurses in Pakistan and explained the need for more nurses to care for the health needs of the Pakistani

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 training for a group of young nurses and midwives during 2020, the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. “The Nightingale Challenge is an opportunity for all participating organisations to

Bupa has announced that it will increase its support for the Nursing Now movement, by creating a Nursing Now Bupa global group. The group will enable Bupa’s nurses to tell their stories, share the challenges and wonderful milestones of a career in nursing. Jan Adams, Bupa Global Chief Nurse, said: “Nursing Now is an incredibly

Nursing Now Tanzania was officially launched on 4th April 2019 at an event attended by 257 nurses and midwives from across the country. The launch was held at Dodoma city Jamhuri Stadium, with Guest of Honor, Hon. Ummy Ally Mwalimu (MP) Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in attendance. As part of

Next week, the Nursing Now global campaign team will be heading to Singapore to attend the International Council of Nurses’ Congress. This will be the opportunity to share the latest updates from the campaign and to meet up with Nursing Now groups and others. Over the course of the week, many workshops will provide the

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 with the World Innovation Summit for Health, Sigma Nursing and the International Council of Nurses. Here he describes his experiences over the last few weeks, and shares his ambitions for improving

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 of health systems and entire countries. With participation from heads of state from Canada, Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana, and major feminist funding commitments rolling in throughout, it was a powerful week

Earlier this year, Nursing Now Liberia was launched as part of the celebrations for International Nurses’ Day in Monrovia. More than 150 nurses and student nurses attended the event, joined by the Ministry of Health, NGOs and other high-level stakeholders. Mrs. Tarloh Munah Quiwonkpa, Liberia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, officially launched Nursing Now Liberia, giving

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 to reach their full-potential and guarantee health for all. The Gender Assessment of Nursing Leadership report highlights the issues facing nurses in today’s healthcare settings and represents the voices of over

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) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN). We are pleased to announce that Canada was successful with its application and acknowledge the important partnership with the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association. The

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 in partnership with  World Innovation for Health (WISH), the International Council of Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau. Follow her on twitter @hee_lisaBP  Next year, we’ll be celebrating the 200th anniversary of

The World Health Organization has announced that 2020 will be the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. For the first time in history, countries around the world will celebrate the contribution of nursing and midwifery. This will also serve to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, one of the

In 2017 in Northern Malawi, Senior Matron Chikondi Chimbatata from Mzuzu Central Hospital, and her colleagues from the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Miriam Simbota and Elizabeth Glaser, began researching ways to improve the outlook for children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). They were looking for ways to reduce mortality and morbidity in children with

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 in September. Here she talks about her experience as a nurse and her motivation to achieve reform for better working conditions for nurses and healthcare for their patients. My mother is

On 14th May, Nursing Now Spain launched with a national event, organised by the Spanish General Council of Nursing. Key international high-level health and nursing stakeholders, including Lord Nigel Crisp, Nursing Now co-chair; Adelaida Zabalegui Yárnoz, Nursing Now Board Member; and Howard Catton, CEO of ICN attended the event, with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General

This blog was written by Kelsey Hirsch. Kelsey is an oncology nurse at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and a supporter of the Nursing Now movement. I graduated from nursing school at Seattle University in 2013, where I was offered the opportunity to specialise in oncology. I knew I wanted to be part of life-long

Munashe Nykia is a registered nurse in Harare, Zimbabwe. He also serves as a Global Young Nurse Representative on the board for the Nursing Now Campaign which is run in association with the International Council of Nurses with support from the World Health Organization. A presenter at the recent HRH2030 World Health Worker Week Health Sector event, he shares

Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Workforce Network and Women in Global Health (WGH) launched Global Health: Delivered by Women, Led by Men, a gender & equity analysis on the global health workforce. High-level international stakeholders gathered at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters

On 6th May, Dr. Barbara Stilwell, Executive Director of the Nursing Now campaign, took part in the launch of Nursing Now Balearic Islands, hosted by the Official College of Nursing of the Balearic Islands (Coiba). The launch was also attended by the President of the Balearic Islands Parliament, Mr. Baltasar Picornell, the Minister of Health,

Nursing Now’s Executive Director, Dr Barbara Stilwell joined high-level public health stakeholders from around the world in Brasilia for the launch of Nursing Now Brazil. This launch event provided the opportunity for national and international authorities to present the goals and objectives of the largest working programme to strengthen nursing in Brazil. The event was

Today marked the launch of Nursing Now Ireland. At an event hosted by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) at the Richmond Education and Event Centre in Dublin, nursing leaders and other high-level stakeholders from the world of public health gathered to present Nursing Now Ireland and discuss the importance of nursing. Dame Christine

Earlier this year, Nursing Now Madrid was launched by the Official College of Nursing, Madrid. During the launch event, Nursing Now Madrid’s 16 objectives were presented, along with the members of the Nursing Now Madrid working group. The working group brings together 12 nursing professionals with diverse experience and  expertise. The members include Directors of

Last week, a group of nursing students attending the University of the Bahamas joined Rosemarie Josey, Nursing Now Board Member, to learn about the Nursing Now campaign and the work of the Nursing Association of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (NACB). 16 students participated in this event, during which the aims and objectives of the

Today, nurses from across the United States of America met at a high-level national event to launch Nursing Now USA. High-level health professionals and influencers celebrated the launch with a special event and panel discussion in Washington, D.C.  Under the strategic direction of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, University

Today marks the official launch of Nursing Now Australia. At an event hosted by the Australian College of Nurses, and attended by Australia’s major nursing organisations, Lord Nigel Crisp, Co-Chair of the Nursing Now campaign addressed attendees to congratulate Nursing Now Australia on its launch and its invaluable contribution to the campaign. Australia joins the

On 8th & 9th August, The University of Technology, Jamaica will host its 4th Biennial Nursing & MIdwifery Research Conference. This will be the opportunity to gather nurses, midwives and other health professionals to present and discuss current areas of scientific research which link to best practices in nursing and midwifery. To submit an abstract

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 Now’s global movement by becoming their Ambassador and help them empower nurses to lead, to learn and to strengthen the profession around the world. I believe strongly in the

Hospitals Across the World Unite to Accept Nursing Challenge Investing in nursing has a triple impact for countries everywhere: more nurses means better health care for more people, greater gender equity and stronger economic development. This is the main driver behind the Nightingale Challenge, a campaign launched today which challenges hospitals across the world to

Nurse leaders and partners at St Thomas’ Hospital, one of the first organisations to accept the Nightingale Challenge 2020, left to right: Roisin Fitzsimmons, Joyce Miki Kasilag, Airo John Onrubia, Rebecca Reid, Paul Coao, Dame Eileen Sills (Chief Nurse, St Thomas’ Hospital), Dennis Paquiz, Barbara Stilwell (Executive Director, Nursing Now), Simon Stevens (Chief Executive, NHS England),

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 global campaign with the following message:  “I am delighted that, at the end of its first year, Nursing Now has grown internationally, with local and national groups in over

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 world to drive policy that improves the health of people, health care and the nursing profession. 30 top nurses and midwives will be selected for this year’s programme and it

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 at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. Speaking at the launch, he also declared 2019 the year of nursing in Pakistan to highlight the significant role played by people associated with the nursing

Nursing Now is proud to be working with Intrahealth International to conduct a survey of nurses worldwide to examine how gender is related to: Perceptions of nurses, and of nurses in leadership positions Nurses’ experience with discrimination and harassment Challenges and barriers nurses face in moving into positions of leadership Participants: We welcome and encourage

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 is the main finding of a new report published today by the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Nursing and UHC 2020 Forum at the WISH Conference 2018, which argues

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 by the Korean Nurses Association, the launch was attended by President of the International College of Nurses, Annette Kennedy, who took to the stage to talk about the campaign

The Australian College of Nursing has taken Nursing Now on the road. The roadshow has generated support for the campaign across Australia, with events being run in the states of Western Australia, Northern Territories, New South Wales and South Australia. The Australian College of Nursing is working in conjunction with Emeritus Professor Jill White, who

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 – The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and Nursing Now today called on governments to remove barriers that impede nurses to work to their full scope to achieve the vision

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 pledged to fulfil the aims of the campaign, which seeks to empower nurses globally in the field of innovation, leadership and leadership. Speaking to the Kathmandu Post following the event,

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 today, bringing together leading nurses from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands in what is Nursing Now’s first official regional group. The Presidents of the Nursing Associations

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 FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Further Details: Hosted by Nursing Now and Zimbabwean Health Training Support, along with other UK diaspora nursing and health care

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, including a procession through the streets of Nairobi, an official ceremony held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) and an exhibition showcasing the work of nurses and trainee

  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 its original German, please click here.  01st August 2018 Germany’s federal Cabinet has today adopted a “Nurse Staff Strengthening” law which will create 13,000 new nursing jobs in inpatient

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 said: Nurses and Midwives comprise half of the healthcare workforce and in low and middle-income countries it is estimated that they provide more than 80% of primary health care (PHC) services.

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 Union, Andre Gitembagara. Over 1,000 nurses, midwives and students joined the launch, as well as 800 local residents and community health workers. During the launch nurses and stakeholders organized stands to

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 link with Nursing Now’s global campaign. The Forum will be housed in the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, which will lend its support in turning the Forum’s

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 and Paul De Raeve Written by Paul De Raeve, Secretary General, and Elisabeth Adams, President of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), this article discusses why nurses

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 was heard and the Commission’s ‘Time to deliver’ report published on June 1st recognises the enormous and growing contribution that nurses make to managing and preventing noncommunicable diseases. We are only

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 Nurse Magazine  Elizabeth Iro, the WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer is quoted in banner to show the magazine’s support for the campaign. New WHO Taskforce on Nursing and Midwifery in the

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 Dr Barbara Stilwell as Executive Director for the Nursing Now campaign. She will take up the post on July 16th 2018. The campaign’s Co-Chairs, Nigel Crisp and Sheila Tlou, welcoming

Health challenges in the 21st century are changing which means how care is delivered and by whom also needs to change. The Triple Impact Report identified nursing’s central role in the future of health care; directly implicating the profession as foundational to society health, economic growth and improving gender equality.  The Nursing Now Campaign kicked off February

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 (WHO), International Council of Nurses (ICN) and International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). In her keynote address, HRH Princess Muna al-Hussein gave the conference one of its key slogans: “Business as usual

The Chinese Nursing Association (CNA) has actively taken up the Nursing Now campaign; President Wu Xinjuan called for an emergency meeting to arrange activities on February 24. Wu Ying, ICN Board Member and Vice President and Li Zheng, Vice President in charge of international affairs, provided constructive advice on how to share information on Nursing

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 are key to saving lives New research from Charles Darwin University in Australia has found that hiring more nurses is key to reducing the number of preventable deaths in hospitals.

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 May and we encourage our supporters to submit comments calling for the mobilisation of nurses on NCDs.   In a joint statement issued on 4th May 2018, Nursing Now, ICN and

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, showcasing them as leaders, healers, innovators, mentors and educators. 4 April Nurses from seven countries joined Jhpiego’s President and CEO, Dr Leslie Mancuso, in celebrating the global health non-profit’s

The 5th International Global Network of Public Health Nursing conference will explore the contribution of Public Health Nursing to achieving Goal 3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: ‘Good Health & Well Being’. The conference, will take place from May 14th-16th 2019 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. It will be hosted by The University of Nairobi – School of

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 May on its preliminary draft report. In a joint statement with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), we urged the Commission to mobilise

(Left to right) Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Executive Chair, WISH; Sultana Afdhal, CEO, WISH; Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health; Dr. Nicola Ryley, Chief Nursing Officer, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC); and Mariam Nooh Al Mutawah, Executive Director of Nursing, HMC, launched Nursing Now Qatar at the Middle East

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, Lord Nigel Crisp, gave the Summit’s keynote address. More than 100 nurses from Uganda and neighbouring countries, many in uniform, joined the conference audience for the launch. Lord Crisp and Dr Catherine

At the February Board Meeting of the Taiwan Nurses Association (TWNA), Dr. Hsiu-Hung Wang, TWNA President, led all of the Board Members in launching TWNA’s Nursing Now campaign with the slogan “Nursing Now! Taiwan Go! Go! Go!”. The association also circulated the message to all nurses, nursing schools, nursing organizations and hospitals in Taiwan, aiming to help empower and support

To continue the celebrations of Nursing Now’s global launch, Koç University School of Nursing will host a 15 May 2018 event in Istanbul, where Florence Nightingale lit the torch of nursing knowledge and caring. The event will take place as part of the Nurses Week Symposium and unveil Nursing Now activities planned by the School.

Our Global Campaign Manager Dr Catherine Hannaway spoke about the Nursing Now campaign at the 4th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives (CNMF) Conference, held in London from 10-11 March. This year’s conference focused on how nurses and midwives can act as role models and lead the way in promoting a safe, healthy and peaceful world, at

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 in developing countries. Read more about this initiative. The funds are to be allocated from the Stronger Health Partnerships for Stronger Health Systems programme. The money is not being awarded to the

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 and people pledged their support and joined the campaign from around the world. Nursing Now is a three-year campaign being run in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses and the

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 Africa – among other countries. Highlights from our global launch events in London and Geneva will be livestreamed from both our Facebook page and this page from 1pm GMT on 27 February. Today, we’re delighted that

To mark Nursing Now’s global launch, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) will host local guests and staff at a breakfast kick-off event to watch the livestreamed highlights of sessions in London and Geneva. 

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 across the health community, the campaign seeks to increase the influence of nurses and midwives on global and national health policy, as part of broader efforts to ensure health workforces are

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 an official launch event of Nursing Now on Tuesday 27 February in Durban, South Africa. The event brought together nursing leaders from Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda and

The Office of the Chief Nurse in Jamaica is hosting the country’s launch of the Nursing Now campaign. The meeting’s theme is “Nurses: Echoing the Silent Cry of Women and Children, to end violence”. The theme stems from a project started by a local nurses advocacy group associated with the “Orange Day Campaign”, which is aimed

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 27 February in Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA. Nurses are critical to good health care in the US and around the world, and they’re a driving force behind improving gender

On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now will hold launch events and activities across the world. One of our launch events will take place in Geneva. Run in parallel with an event in London, highlights from both sessions will be livestreamed on our launch page from 14:00 CET, which features full details of both events. Speakers in Geneva include:  Professor

On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now will hold launch events and activities across the world. One of our launch events will take place in London. Run in parallel with an event in Geneva, highlights from both sessions will be livestreamed on our launch page from 13:00 GMT, which features full details of both events. We are delighted that

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 African launch. The event will unveil Uganda’s road map for activity and feature updates by representatives from Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Kenya. An overview of Uganda’s pro-active approach to strengthening nursing

Nursing Now global wants to make sure that all nurses and midwives across the globe, in every role at every level, are skilled and supported to develop and strengthen nursing and midwifery practice, mobilise others and really make change happen. As the campaign develops, Nursing Now will direct nurses and midwives from across the globe

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 equality while strengthening economies. Dr Jane Salvage, a key advisor to the Triple Impact report team, and Dr Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, were the event’s