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"We must create public opinion which must drive the government instead of the government having to drive us -- an enlightened public opinion, wise in principles, wise in details." -- Florence Nightingale
As the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) becomes better known around the world, people are asking, "Will my one signature make any difference?"
The answer is "Yes!" Declare yourself by signing the Nightingale Declaration. There is, indeed, power in each individual to make a difference in dealing with health problems in the world.
Signing this document renews your personal commitment to caring and enables you to join with others in sharing those values implicit in the words of the Nightingale Declaration.
These values form the foundation of civil society and are essential to the achievement of a healthy world.
Mahatma Gandhi urged everyone to: "Be the change you want to see." Gandhi, himself, was -- as you can read in this website’s History section -- inspired by the difference Florence Nightingale made in her time.
He went on to make his difference in his own time. This Initiative
builds on Gandhi's idea that individuals can each be catalysts —
‘change-agents’ — for the difference needed in our time.
By signing the Nightingale Declaration, you are expressing that
same "change you want to see" in the world, beginning with yourself.
Such grassroots grow organically, becoming bigger and stronger than any
of us could possibly imagine.
Already, from 85 countries, more than 14,000 people have signed this
commitment to health as a priority for themselves, as a policy priority
for their community, their nation and the world.
The famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead, put it this idea another way, reminding us to: "Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Please consider the people you know who might want to learn more about this Nightingale Declaration Campaign.
Please network with them and guide them to this website. It is
being updated regularly, becoming a worldwide resource for those who
seek to learn more of how nurses, other health workers and concerned
citizens are creating a healthy world.
We appreciate your signing the Nightingale Declaration and thank
you for all that you are already doing to make your individual
difference in our time.
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