The Nursing Now Challenge carries forward the ambitious mandate of the Nightingale Challenge, and works with health employers, universities and colleges, as well as individuals around the world.

Nursing Now is a global campaign to improve health by raising the status and profile of nursing. Established in 2018, Nursing Now has united nurses, health advocates and allies from around the world in the first-ever global movement to champion the role of nurses.

Established in 2018, Nursing Now is a global campaign to improve health by raising the status and profile of nursing. To celebrate 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the Nightingale Challenge aimed to equip and empower the next generation of nurses and midwives as leaders, practitioners and advocates in health.

Nursing Now works to improve health globally by raising the profile and status of nursing, influencing policymakers and advocating for more nurses in leadership positions. Nursing Now encourages health leaders to invest in nursing and introduce new models of care that maximise nurses’ contributions to achieving Universal Health Coverage.

May 28, 2021 · In collaboration with the World Health Organization and International Council of Nurses, Nursing Now aims to raise the status and profile of nursing. We work to empower nurses to take their place at the heart of tackling 21st Century health challenges.

The Nursing Now Challenge (NNC) will carry forward the ambitious mandate of the Nightingale Challenge, and will work with health employers around the world to create leadership development opportunities for 100,000 nurses and midwives …

“Nursing Now grew rapidly into a highly visible, active campaign and provided us with some important lessons to take forward in building the future of nursing. It has shown us the power of acting together and finding powerful allies.”

Investing in nurses and midwives is essential for improving health and healthcare globally. The Nursing Now Challenge offers employers, universities and colleges the opportunity to be part of a global movement to support nurses and midwives as leaders, and advocates in health.

Nursing Now has five programme areas to enable us to achieve our campaign goal of improving global health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide. Universal Health Coverage. Universal health coverage (UHC) is a human right, and yet at least 400 million people do not have access to essential health services.

The Nursing Now Challenge works with health employers as well as universities, colleges and individuals around the world to create leadership development opportunities for student and early-career nurses and midwives.