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"Our nurses. Our future"
May 12 was established by the World Health Organization as a day of honour for nurses throughout the global community. This day is dedicated to all nurses, health visitors, midwives, obstetricians and the millions of colleagues who are employed in health systems around the world, providing their invaluable services unstintingly.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), which is the global voice of nursing, has chosen "Our nurses. Our future" as the theme for this year's International Nurses Day events. "Our nurses. Our future."
Each year, the International Council of Nurses leads the global celebrations for International Nurses Day, which takes place on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
Through this year's International Council of Nurses theme, there is an opportunity to understand the role of nurses, the need for meaningful investment in the nursing profession and respect for their rights to ensure global health in the future.
This year the International Council of Nurses argues that the global pandemic COVID-19 has demonstrated to the world the important role nurses play in keeping people healthy across the lifespan. However, it stresses that priority should be given to nursing science, that governments should focus on substantial investment in the nursing sector and that particular attention should be paid to respecting the rights of the nursing workforce at all levels. Only in this way will global health be secured.
In 2023, the International Council of Nurses will focus on these changes and innovations in nursing and advocate how they will ultimately shape the future of healthcare, contributing to health security. As the most populous profession in healthcare, nurses play an integral role in shaping the future. It also stresses that nurses, health visitors, midwives and obstetricians, because of their unique role of working with people from birth to death, should be involved and have an active role in health policy making.
The President of the International Council of Nurses Dr Pamela Cipriano says we must learn from the lessons of the pandemic we have experienced and turn them into actions that will ensure in the future that nurses are protected, respected and valued as they deserve. All actions must be directed towards the effort to transform nurses from invisible to invaluable in the eyes of health policy makers, in the eyes of the public and all those who make decisions that affect health care delivery and financing.
The theme for International Nurses' Day2023 demonstrates the need to invest in nursing, to create a resilient, highly skilled nursing workforce. To protect their rights in order to transform health systems to meet the needs of individuals and communities now and in the future.
It is now time for governments and health systems to invest in nursing science, nursing education, to address the growing nursing workforce shortages, to provide positive practice environments and adequate remuneration, to ensure gender equality and to involve nurses in decision making at all levels. They are the largest mass of human resources in the health system of a country, our country, they are a strong voice, they are a force, they provide health for all, they can do more with less, they adapt effectively to every new challenge. They are now called upon to take action, to create a new world order aimed at securing global health in the future.
Nursing science is the solution to address the growing healthcare needs around the world. Investing in the nursing workforce means we can restore, transform and strengthen health systems to ensure health equity. By investing in nursing and respecting rights, we can build a stronger, more resilient, competent and fulfilled nursing workforce to meet the future challenges ahead.
Happy Birthday and good health !
(AF/SX)
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