ICN elects new President, José Luis Cobos Serrano
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has elected Dr José Luis Cobos Serrano to be its 30th President, following an election by its Council of National Nursing Association Representatives,
Dr Cobos Serrano is currently Third Vice President of Spanish General Council of Nurses.
Speaking after his election, Dr Cobos Serrano said his vision would be to empower ICN as a global health actor, strengthen ICN’s National Nursing Associations, and empower every nurse around the world.
Dr Cobos Serrano, at times speaking in English, French and Spanish, to emphasize the global nature of the whole nursing family, announced that his presidential watchword is ‘empowerment’, In his speech he said: “My watchword word is empowerment, because we are more than 30 million nurses worldwide, we are the largest group of healthcare professionals, and yet, we are often not recognized for all that we contribute.