INTERVIEW – Health workers now deliberate, not accidental, targets in conflicts: International Council of Nurses chief

INTERVIEW – Health workers now deliberate, not accidental, targets in conflicts: International Council of Nurses chief

Targeting medical facilities and healthcare workers seems to have become ‘a deliberate part of various countries’ military strategies,’ says ICN head Howard Catton - Anadolu Ajansı

Too few nurses, too little health competence and lack of recognition for caring relatives are the biggest problems for intensive nurse Hatice Koca. Problems, however, can be solved.

Violence Against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries And Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis - Health Policy Watch

Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […]

Global nursing workforce ‘at breaking point’, report warns

Read about a major report published by the International Council of Nurses ahead of International Nurses Day 2025.

ICN Launches New Report and Survey Warning of Deepening Global Nursing Crisis but Offering Solutions

International Council of Nurses calls for immediate action: "caring for the wellbeing of nurses strengthens economies"The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today launched a landmark report backed up by a new survey, warning of a deepening crisis in the wellbeing of the global nursing workforce and providing compelling evidence for urgent investment in nurses to

86% of national nursing associations have reported attacks by patients or companions in their countries, 72% have not had wage increases since 2021 and more than half of their workers have considered quitting their jobs, says a survey of the industry’s leading global organization. The entry The world’s nurses report attacks, stagnant salaries and precariousness was first published in Digital Process.