Inter­na­tio­nal Coun­cil of Nur­ses laun­ches offi­cial Inter­na­tio­nal Nur­ses Day video: Nurses:A Voice to Lead – Health is Human Right

Gene­va, Swit­zer­land; 11 May 2018 – In cele­bra­tion of Inter­na­tio­nal Nur­ses Day on 12 May, the Inter­na­tio­nal Coun­cil of Nur­ses (ICN) today laun­ched its new video under the the­me “Nur­ses: A Voice to Lead — Health is a Human Right”.  Via the video, websi­te, tool­kit, posters and other reso­ur­ces, ICN’s 2018 cam­pa­ign show­ca­ses exam­ples of nur­se-led ini­tia­ti­ves that ena­ble hard-to-reach, under­se­rved and vul­ne­ra­ble popu­la­tions to have access to the highest stan­dards of heal­th­ca­re, no mat­ter the loca­tion and no mat­ter the set­ting.

“We are deli­gh­ted to sha­re this video cele­bra­ting the work of nur­ses in uphol­ding the human right to health and impro­ving access to affor­da­ble, accep­ta­ble, safe, quali­ty care., Said ICN Pre­si­dent, Annet­te Ken­ne­dy.  “Inve­sting in nur­sing saves lives, pre­vents dise­ase, heals, repa­irs and reha­bi­li­ta­tes. It is the­re­fo­re an inve­st­ment in the wider eco­no­my and cru­cial that govern­ments and orga­ni­sa­tions worl­dwi­de value, sup­port and invest in the nur­sing pro­fes­sion.”

Accom­pa­ny­ing the offi­cial IND video, which pro­vi­des com­pre­hen­si­ve infor­ma­tion on the issu­es at sta­ke, ICN has also pro­du­ced dozens of real-life case stu­dies sour­ced direc­tly from nur­ses coming from all regions; a YouTu­be series featu­ring high-level experts discus­sing the role of nur­sing in achie­ving uni­ver­sal health cove­ra­ge; and guidan­ce pack ava­ila­ble for free down­lo­ad, which explo­res the cur­rent sta­tus of the right to health glo­bal­ly and the ways in which nur­ses are cen­tral to impro­ving access to care thro­ugh more invo­lve­ment in poli­cy-making.  All the­se reso­ur­ces can be found on: https://2018.icnvoicetolead.com/resources/

Pro­vi­ding essen­tial health care servi­ces to vul­ne­ra­ble popu­la­tions is the foun­da­tion of the nur­sing pro­fes­sion, which is under­pin­ned by a code of ethics ensu­ring the pro­vi­sion of health care to all, regar­dless of race, gen­der, reli­gion, eth­ni­ci­ty or wealth. Nur­sing care puts people at the cen­tre of care to impro­ve patient expe­rien­ces, pro­mo­te public health and redu­ce health ine­qu­ali­ties. More than any other pro­fes­sion, nur­ses are the clo­sest to tho­se they tre­at and are best pla­ced to assess the deter­mi­nants of health and lead health sys­tems towards more respon­si­ve fra­me­works.

When at least 400 mil­lion people glo­bal­ly lack access to one or more essen­tial health servi­ces and 100 mil­lion fall into pover­ty each year pay­ing for the­se same servi­ces, it is time to turn to the core of heal­th­ca­re for solu­tions.

Note for Edi­tors
The Inter­na­tio­nal Coun­cil of Nur­ses (ICN) is a fede­ra­tion of more than 130 natio­nal nur­ses asso­cia­tions repre­sen­ting the mil­lions of nur­ses worl­dwi­de. Ope­ra­ted by nur­ses and leading nur­sing inter­na­tio­nal­ly, ICN works to ensu­re quali­ty care for all and sound health poli­cies glo­bal­ly.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion con­tact Julie Cler­get at: media@icn.ch
Tel: +41 22 908 0100
www.icn.ch
www.icnvoicetolead.com 
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