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AAN Partners with Direct Relief and BD to Support Locally Produced PPE for Frontline Health Care Workers in Southern and Eastern Africa

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The Covid-19 Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives(ANN) is proud to announce its partnership with Direct Relief and BD supporting AAN initiatives to enhance the safety of nurses, nurse-midwives, and other health care workers on the COVID-19 frontlines in Africa. The support will enable scale up of in-country work to establish environmentally sustainable local…

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At the frontlines of care, knowledge is power – and can save lives

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As COVID-19 spread across the globe, we at the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation began strategizing how to support frontline health workers in low- and mid-income settings. One early result was the formation of a new collective partnership with funding from the Johnson & Johnson Foundation among three of our partners, The World Continuing…

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Ugandan Nursing Students Garner AAN Award for Innovation and Sustainability in Health Worker Safety in the context of COVID-19

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The Students’ Association of Kampala International University (KIU) School of Nursing took on the challenge of PPE shortages, designing & producing reusable facemasks for health workers (HCWs).  The WHO urges all stakeholders to “Speak up for health worker safety!" Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda,  September 2020 : The Covid-19 Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurses Midwives (AAN) is…

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WCEA celebrates the Year of the Nurse & Midwife with the gift of free, accredited Continuing Professional Development to Nurses and Midwives across the globe.

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On 16 January 2020, the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA) launched a commitment: Project 2020 - with the objective of taking free, accredited healthcare education to frontline health workers in low and middle-income countries, in recognition of the extraordinary contribution of nurses and midwives and in celebration of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife,…

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Johnson & Johnson partnership to support frontline health workers in Sub Saharan Africa and the Middle East in fight against COVID-19.

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In response to COVID-19 pandemic Johnson & Johnson have formed a new partnership with The World Continuing Education Alliance, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery East Africa and the International Council of Nurses to support frontline health workers. The result of this collaboration is the development of a focused training program that…

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Stop COVID-19 in Africa! Protect Nurses. Save Lives.

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The COVID-19 Africa Action Network for Nurses & Nurse-Midwives launches a PPE crowdfunding campaign in solidarity with nurses and nurse-midwives fighting the coronavirus on the front lines in eastern and southern Africa. 10 June 2020: Geneva, Kampala, Oslo, Tatamagouche, Mbabane, Edinburgh, Maseru, Paris, Nairobi, Toronto, Washington   In these tough times around the world, one group…

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