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November 20, 2020
COVID-19 Global Nurses United International

Global Nurses United demands World Health Organization strengthen Covid-19 guidance

Global 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 […]

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January 30, 2020
COVID-19 Global Nurses United

WHO must strengthen coronavirus guidelines, says Global Nurses United

The following letter was sent by Global Nurses United, signed by leaders of nurses unions from around the world, including CFNU President Linda Silas.   Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director‐General World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 1211 Geneva SWITZERLAND Dear Dr. Tedros: The novel coronavirus, 2019‐nCoV, which has spread rapidly since it was first identified […]

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