The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, and the nurses and health care workers caught up in this war. “Nurses and health care workers are dedicated to healing and care, even as this war grows. We must ensure they are safe while they work through another crisis, supporting […]
Read MoreGlobal Nurses United (GNU), a federation of the world’s premiere nurse and health care worker unions, including the CFNU, on November 19 sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), demanding that the WHO strengthen its guidance on Covid-19. “Nurses and other health care workers in many countries still do not have the personal […]
Read MoreMonday June 5, 2017 (CALGARY) – Members of the media are invited to attend a presentation tomorrow morning, spotlighting the dangers to Canadian nurses as they provide care in conflict zones. “Over the past 20 months alone, attacks on medical facilities have occurred in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and South Sudan in violation of international […]
Read MoreWorld leaders have unanimously committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In order to reach that goal, UNAIDS developed a series of targets called 90-90-90. That means by 2020, there is hope that: 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their status; 90 […]
Read MoreCFNU on behalf of Canadian nurses: “The persistent and targeted attacks on doctors, nurses and other health care workers must… are in direct contravention of humanitarian law.”
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