Benefits of Membership
Member Benefits (Nurses)
- Be part of an advocacy group for issues regarding healthcare and nursing in Africa
- Student Discount for those who want to go back to school at specific universities
- Clinical placements for NP students in the DFW area
- Mentorship
- Be part of innovating and advancing nursing and healthcare in your country at no cost to you
- Be able to propose healthcare projects for your village, city, or country
- An opportunity to provide state-specific knowledge in organizational preparations for field interventions
- Have an opportunity to volunteer as the IOAN focuses on increasing the number of well-trained nurses in Africa
- Get updates about the state of research and interventional trials to curb the spread of communicable diseases in Africa
- Benefit from internationally sponsored projects in healthcare
- Help provide sponsorship and academic scholarships through the IOAN to increase the number of trained and well-prepared specialty nurses in Africa
- Get representation within the international community of nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Provide country related advice as the IOAN implements projects in your country
- Network with other individuals in healthcare who are interested in increasing access to care and decreasing preventable deaths within vulnerable populations in Africa
- Discount rate to attend the annual conference of the IOAN
Member Benefits (Non-Nurses)
- Be part of an advocacy group for issues regarding healthcare and nursing in Africa
- Be part of innovating and advancing nursing and healthcare in Africa as most African countries become more integrated with the global economy
- Student discount for courses at selected universities
- An opportunity to make proposals and suggestions about how to best bring about positive change in healthcare delivery in Africa
- Opportunity to provide state-specific knowledge in organizational preparations for field interventions
- Opportunity to volunteer as the IOAN focuses on increasing the number of well-trained nurses and other healthcare providers in Africa
- Get updates about the state of research and interventional trials to curb the spread of communicable diseases in Africa
- Benefit from internationally sponsored projects in healthcare
- Help provide sponsorship and academic scholarships through the IOAN to increase the number of trained and well-prepared specialty nurses in Africa
- Network with other individuals who are interested in increasing access to care and decreasing preventable deaths within vulnerable populations in Africa
- Discount to attend the annual congress of the IOAN