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International Nurses Day 2026: Empower nurses to save lives

6 May 2026
Faculty of Nursing

International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 12th, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, with the 2026 theme being "Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives". The day focuses on elevating nursing voices, improving working conditions, and recognizing their crucial role in strengthening health systems worldwide.
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This focus sends a clear message that to maximize the full life-saving impact of the nursing workforce, we must empower nurses with safe, fair work environments and full nursing practice, influence, and leadership. The theme comes at a critical time, as global health faces unprecedented challenges from workforce shortages, rising health care demands, and increasing effects of conflict and climate change. Nurses continue to sustain care, protect communities, and hold health systems together, often under immense strain, but their work is often not fully recognized or supported.
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