CNMF STANDS WITH UKRAINE
and condemns Russian invasion
The CNMF unequivocally condemns the invasion by Russia
of the sovereign nation of Ukraine. There is
absolutely no justification for this action.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has also
condemned the illegal invasion of Ukraine and the
military action against its people and called for an
immediate ceasefire; an end to all hostilities; and
the commencement of intensified diplomatic
negotiations to secure peace.
The ICN has launched a campaign #Nurses for Peace.
National nursing and midwifery associations and
individuals are urged to sign the petition. The CNMF
stands with the ICN and urges all our members to sign
the petition.
Members can also send a message of support directly to
the President of the Nurses Association of Ukraine ti_cher@ukr.net
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SAVE THE DATE
25th CNMF Biennial Meeting of Members
Saturday 24 September 2022
The proposed date for
the 25th Biennial Meeting of Members has been changed to Saturday 24 September due to conflicting activities around previous advertised dates.
The 2022 Biennial Meeting of Members will be an online meeting 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 meeting will be held twice in two different time zones to accommodate the attendance of members from all Commonwealth countries.
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.
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.
