The Filipino Nurses Association-Nordic (FiNAN) is the first non-profit organization for Filipino Nurses in the Nordic Region. The first members of the association were gathered through social media platform with diverse educational and work background in the field of nursing. The urgency to create an association to give a voice for the Filipino Nurses living in the region was high in support to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Code of Ethical Recruitment of Health Personnel. Non-ethical issues regarding the recruitment process emerged as a critical dilemma which needed an urgent action from different stakeholders of the Nordic society.
The association’s vision is to be the leading Filipino Nurses Association in the Nordic Region for highly skilled and competitive Filipino Nurses and the mission is to empower and strengthen the global image of Filipino Nurses as a source of nursing manpower and care in the Nordic Region.
As a starting non-profit organization, our resources to achieve the goals in relation to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage is limited.
1.Monitor Filipino Nursing Workforce Migration to the Nordic Countries
2. Participate in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Negotiate to decision and policy-makers
4. Collaborate in the integration of Filipino Nurses in the Nordic work life
5. Involve in peer support and mentoring
6. Produce evidence-based data
Team Collaborators:
FINLAND
Jeanny Mae Tuominen,RN
Blanche Lagundi, RN
ICELAND
Roman Aquino,MSN,RN
Jefferson Battung,MSN,RN
NORWAY
Ian Faigones, RN, MSc
SWEDEN
Mary Rose Mårtensson,RN
Joy Kong Wallander,RN
FAROE ISLANDS
Manilyn Jacobsen,RN
Jessica Dam, RN
GREENLAND
Cherisa Dupitas, RN
GP Dupitas, RN
ÅLAND
Connie Maria Nordblom
President
International Coordination & Management Affairs
Qualified Registered Nurse in the Philippines, Finland, Sweden and Iceland
Registered Nurse in University Hospital
Board Members' Council of Health Care Without Harm
Nursing Educator
PhD Candidate
Vice-President
Organizational Activities and Diplomatic Ties
Qualified Registered Nurse in the Philippines and Denmark
Assistant Nurse Manager in a Hospital
Treasurer and Membership Director
Media Coverage and Local Coordination
Qualified Registered Nurse in the Philippines and Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden & Norway)
Internship and Education Manager in a Hospital