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PNAA and CGFNS Sign Resolution to Strengthen Collaboration and Ensure Use of Alliance-certified Recruiters
The Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA) and CGFNS International, Inc. have signed a resolution to encourage Filipino nurses coming to the U.S. to use ethical recruiters that have…
WHO Recruitment Code 10-year Review Calls for Increased Safeguards, Engagement from Private Sector Actors
In the 10 years since its adoption, the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (WHO Code) has sought to strengthen global health systems and…
CGFNS Policy Brief: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.3599)
I am happy to share our inaugural CGFNS policy brief; with the COVID-19 emergency, the rationale for this being the Year of the Nurse and Midwife is especially clear. CGFNS…
CGFNS International, Inc. Joins HRSA in Saluting the Nursing Profession During National Nurses Week
CGFNS International, Inc. has enjoyed a longstanding partnership with the Health Resources and Services administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CGFNS provided…
CGFNS Appoints Fulbright Scholar as Director of Global Standards and Qualifications
CGFNS International, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Fulbright Scholar Jasper Tolarba, DNP, RN, as Director of Global Standards and Qualifications. In this strategic and vital role, Dr. Tolarba will…
CGFNS Salutes the First State of the World’s Nursing Report
PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International, Inc. celebrates the official launch of the momentous State of the World’s Nursing 2020: Investing in Education, Jobs and Leadership Report, released by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
UN Advisory: CSW64 and Parallel Events Suspended Amid Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Concerns
Following the UN Secretary-General’s recommendation to Member States to amend the format of the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in light of the current…
CGFNS Research in AJN: Migrating Health Professionals’ Recruitment Experiences Are Mostly Positive, But Ethical Problems Remain
January 3, 2020 – Foreign-educated health professionals (FEHPs) in the United States are generally satisfied with their recruitment experience despite the persistence of certain unethical practices, the first major survey…
CGFNS International Announces Changes to the Board of Trustees and Re-Election of Its Officers
PHILADELPHIA—The world’s premier credentials evaluation organization for nursing, CGFNS International, Inc., has announced the re-election of two nursing leaders as officers to its Board of Trustees. Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD,…
CGFNS Attends NANNNA’s 10th Annual Scientific Conference on Global Health
CGFNS International, Inc. attended the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America’s (NANNNA) 10th Annual Scientific Conference on Global Health outside Chicago in Glenview, IL from November 7-10, 2019.…
CGFNS Presents at WHO Headquarters on the Alliance Code and Recruiter Engagement
In October, Franklin Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, President & CEO of CGFNS International, Inc., and Mukul Bakhshi, Director of the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices and Government Affairs…
CGFNS Launches Credentials Verification Service for the Nursing Council of New Zealand
PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International, Inc. has expanded its Credentials Verification Service to support the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) in facilitating ongoing public safety and healthcare delivery. Through this service, CGFNS…
CGFNS Names Mukul Bakhshi Director of Government Affairs
CGFNS International, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mukul Bakhshi as Director of Government Affairs. In this role, Bakhshi will be responsible for establishing strategic direction and action…
CGFNS and ASAHP Partner to Create a Certification Program for Global Rehabilitation Health Workers
PHILADELPHIA—As the number of people living with a disability continues to rise, health workers are increasingly performing much-needed rehabilitation work without proof of the required education or training. To this…