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WHO’s new guideline, "Health worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception", aims to help break down 1 critical barrier which limits access to safe abortion care – the lack of trained providers. Around 22 million unsafe abortions are estimated to take place worldwide each year, almost all in low- and middle-income countries. Even though safe, simple, effective primary health-care level interventions exist, many women still do not have access to them, placing their lives unnecessarily at risk. Click here for the full Guideline or download the Executive summary from here  

The FICHe eHealth accelerator has announced the 20 companies that will enter the third and final phase of the program. The final phase will be a 7-month mentorship period and each company will receive up to € 152.000 in working capital. Timo Haikonen, chairman of the evaluation committee: "It has been most gratifying to monitor and witness the enthusiasm, innovation and dedication of the FICHe finalists. Every one of them deserves a credit for their hard work. May success follow them all." Michel van Schaik, member of the evaluation committee adds: "The overall quality of all the participants was very good. Seeing all these innovations brought to the health sector in one place, proofs there is a lot of potential out there." Paul Pelsmaeker, founder of the European FICHe accelerator and chairman of Stichting Digitalezorg.nl, Dutch national member in the ISfTeH: "We are all very excited about the outcome of the evaluation. All twenty...

The  ICN TB/MDR-TB Leading Lights initiative aims to showcase the work of exceptional nurses trained by the ICN TB/MDR-TB project who are making an outstanding contribution to TB prevention, care and management in their local facility and/or community. The Leading Lights Award will highlight the contribution of those involved with caring for people affected by any form of TB and show the world what an impact effective training and resources can have on this global disease. ICN invites all the ICN TB project partners to nominate nurses and allied health workers who have demonstrated excellence in their efforts to teach their colleagues about TB, improve patient care or make changes to reduce transmission of TB. As well as being highlighted on the ICN's website, the winners will be presented with a certificate and a special pin by their national nurses association. Once a year, we will also be celebrating one of our in-country project leads without whom the ICN T...