Dear Florence: An Open Letter to the Founder of Modern Nursing

Mar 10, 2020 | 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...

DRC Nurses Impart Their Knowledge and Passion for Care to a New Generation of Health Care Students

Feb 25, 2020 | Stories from the Field

In honor of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, ICAP is exploring the leadership roles nurses play in delivering care, shaping health policy, and contributing to rising health indicators in communities around the globe. As the largest health workforce working in...

Nursing Students Strengthen HIV Service Delivery in Hard-to-Reach Communities of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Feb 13, 2020 | Stories from the Field

Evodie Sakisa Tshilombo is a third-year nursing student at the ICAP-supported ITM Immaculé Lubumbashi School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through a two-month rural rotational internship, Tshilombo and 33 other students have learned...

Standing with Nurses: Supporting the Professionals at the Heart of Global Public Health

Jan 28, 2020 | News

Dedicated and clinically competent nurses play a critical role in providing health care to people across the globe. Nurses are important health care providers in their own right, accounting for nearly half of the world’s health workforce globally. In ordinary times,...

ICAP Expands its Human Resource Capacity Building Work in South Africa

Jan 17, 2020 | News

ICAP’s newly expanded programming in South Africa will leverage almost a decade of expertise on strengthening health systems in high-HIV burden contexts with emphasis in human resources, service delivery, information systems, and leadership and governance. The...

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