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WELCOME TO 2022
It is nearly two years, March 2020, that
the CNMF held its very successful 5th Commonwealth
Nurses and Midwives Conference. Since that time, the
world has been struggling to control the COVID-19
pandemic. Just when we thought we were on top of the
Delta strain of COVID, the Omicron strain emerged.
Unfortunately, there is considerable inequity across
the Commonwealth in access to vaccines.
The CNMF wants to thank nurses and midwives across the
Commonwealth for their continued commitment and
dedication to caring for the people of their country.
Despite the heavy workloads and the fear of
contracting the virus and infecting colleagues, family
and friends, nurses and midwives have continued to do
what they do best, provide quality nursing care in
very difficult circumstances.
Our thoughts are with you as we face a new year and a
still uncertain future. On behalf of the CNMF Board, I
want to wish you all a happy, healthy and safe 2022.
Professor Kathleen McCourt
CNMF President
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25th
CNMF Biennial Meeting of Members
Friday 24 June 2022
The CNMF Board has decided that the 25th
CNMF Biennial Meeting of Members due to be held in 2022
will be an online meeting. This decision was taken due
to the ongoing difficulties faced by many Commonwealth
countries in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, access
to vaccination, and travel and quarantine restrictions.
The proposed date for
the 25th Biennial Meeting of Members will be Friday 24
June 2022. Members will be provided with more
information over the next few weeks. In the meantime,
please 'save the date' so you are able to join us for
this important decision-making meeting.
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6th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference
The CNMF Board have taken the
decision to postpone the 6th Commonwealth Nurses and
Midwives Conference which was due to be held in
2022. The CNMF was very fortunate that a successful
5th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference was
able to be held just before country lockdowns due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. It is still very difficult
for CNMF members fom many countries to travel
internationally. The 6th Commonwealth Nurses and
Midwives Conference will therefore be postponed
until 2024. Information regarding the date, venue
and theme for the Conference will be available at
the end of 2022.
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2022 Regional Conferences
The CNMF Board has decided to hold
six regional conferences in the first half of 2022.
The CNMF six regions are: the Pacific; Asia, Atlantic;
West Africa; Europe; and East, Central and Southern
Africa. The CNMF Board Member for each region will
decide the theme for the regional conference for their
area and invite local speakers and other CNMF members
and friends.
More information will be sent to members
as themes, dates and programs are finalised. The
regional conferences will be held online.
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2021 Global Health Security Index (GHSI)
The 2021 GHS Index measures the
capacities of 195 countries to prepare for epidemics
and pandemics. The GHS Index assesses countries'
health security and capabilities across six categories
(prevent; detect; respond; health systems; norms; and
risk) and 37 indicators.
The 2021 report,
released in December 2021, shows that all countries
remain dangerously unprepared for future epidemic
and pandemic threats, including threats potentially
more devastating than COVID-19.
Read the full report (https://www.ghsindex.org/)
and use the interactive map to see how your country
scored.
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