SEE YOU NOW Podcast

SEE YOU NOW Insight 20: A Nurse-Led Charter for a Healthier World

December 18, 2025

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Some of the most transformative solutions in global health emerge from one deceptively simple discipline: listening. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, International Council of Nurses CEO Howard Catton, and ANA VP of Innovation Oriana Beaudet explore how the ICN Charter for Change, a straightforward, evidence-driven ten-point plan, was built directly from what nurses, associations, and communities say they need most.

We work very hard at hearing and understanding what's happening on the ground.
Howard Catton, CEO, International Council of Nurses

Together, they unpack how frontline wisdom can become global policy, how the foundational leadership skill in nursing of listening translates to shaping reform, and how advanced practice nursing models around the world are already reducing costs, improving outcomes, and proving what’s possible when countries invest in nursing.

International Council of Nurses (ICN). Charter for Change: Our Nurses. Our Future. International Nurses Day 2024. International Council of Nurses. Geneva, Switzerland. April 2024. PDF document outlining ten policy actions to value, protect, respect, and invest in nurses worldwide. Available: https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/2024-04/IND_2024_Charter_EN.pdf

To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 128: Investing in Nurses! Nurses are Humanity in Action at Apple, Spotify, or YouTube or at your favorite streaming platform.


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