The honorary conferring was part of the
Glocalisation in Healthcare - Nurses and Midwives thinking globally and acting locally to drive the policy and educational agenda event hosted by DCU.
Delivering the citation for
Annette Kennedy, Dr. Daniela Lehwaldt, DCU School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, said:
“Annette has always been a leader - from her days as a nurse tutor, to her time as head of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, to her current position as President of the International Council of Nurses, representing around 20 million nurses in 130 countries worldwide.
Her approach to leadership brings to mind the well known Irish expression, Ní neart go cur le chéile”, roughly translated as, “there is no strength without unity”. Indeed, her watchword for her term as ICN President is “Together”. Annette is about bringing people together, and empowering them. As she told nurses in a recent ICN address, “together we can change the worl
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Annette Kennedy is the President of the International Council of Nurses.
As a Registered Nurse Tutor at Beaumont Hospital, she established the first neuro-ICU in Ireland. She also set up many of the hospital’s post-registration specialist training programmes for nurses.
In 1993, Annette took up the post of Director of Professional Development with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
Having proven her leadership at national level, in 2005 Annette became the President of the European Federation of Nurses, representing nursing professionals in 30 countries.
In June 2017, Annette was elected 28th President of the International Council of Nurses, following a four year term as Vice President of the organisation.
Friday, 16 April, 2021 - 09:00
150,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine arrived at Mitiga International Airport. (AFP) Cairo - Jamal Jawhar
The Libyan authorities have ordered the distribution of coronavirus vaccines to all vaccination centers to kick off the inoculation campaign across the country.
Health Minister Ali Al-Zanati gave the green light for the vaccination after the Food and Drugs Administration okayed the use of the Sputnik V and AstraZeneca vaccines.
He added that the priority would be for health workers, people with chronic health problems and the elderly, renewing his call on Libyans to register on the assigned website for vaccination.
The Libyan Health Ministry on Wednesday received 150,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac as a donation from Turkey.