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Dear Florence
Dear Florence is an online space to spark conversation on the role of nurses in global health. Named for the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, it seeks to advocate for nurses as leaders in the international health sector and encourage discussion on how the global health world can better leverage nurses’ unique connections to the communities they serve.
Dear Florence is written by Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, senior director of human resources for health (HRH) at ICAP, and is a special initiative to commemorate the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
ANAC’s Carole Treston on How Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care Can Contribute to the COVID-19 Response
ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN speaks with Carole Treston, Executive Director of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, or ANAC. Carole is a registered nurse who throughout her career has actively championed nurses as leaders in pandemic...
A Special Message on International Day of the Nurse
This year, International Nurses Day takes on special meaning for all of us working in public health. As the entire human race battles COVID-19, nurses around the world are playing a central role in the pandemic response—providing care and helping communities to stay...
Photo Essay: A Day in the Life of Nurse Betty Aketch Onyango in Kisumu, Kenya
As countries in sub-Saharan Africa race against the clock to ready public health systems before an expected rise of COVID-19 cases, health workers like Nurse Betty Aketch Onyango are playing critical roles amid the outbreak. Following their graduation from an...
ICU Nurse in NYC Shares Her Experiences on the Front Lines of COVID-19
 ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, speaks with an unnamed ICU nurse about her experiences on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. Join Dr. Michaels-Strasser, senior director of human resources for health (HRH) at ICAP, as...