NNASA was formed in 2007 by a small group of passionate neonatal nurses who saw a need to improve the standard of neonatal care in the region by supporting and encouraging the nurses caring for these vulnerable babies.
Vision:
To enhance newborn health and survival by advocating for and empowering neonatal nurses. We aim to enable them to provide high-quality, respectful, compassionate, and holistic care for every newborn.
Mission:
To be the leading advocate for neonatal nursing in Southern Africa.
We are dedicated to enhancing newborn care by offering leadership, support, and resources to neonatal nurses.
Through collaboration, education, and research, we strive to establish neonatal nursing as a recognized specialty and to improve newborn health outcomes across the region.
Core values:
Care – We are committed to providing compassionate, kind, respectful and thoughtful interactions with newborns, their families, the community and professional colleagues.
Passion - We energetically and persistently champion the needs of newborns and the neonatal nursing profession.
Excellence – We continuously strive to develop, deliver and uphold a high standard of neonatal nursing practice, association and care grounded in the best available evidence and international standards.
Motto:
United in caring for neonates
The association aims to:
encourage and reward excellence in neonatal care through a national neonatal nursing excellence award;
to improve skills and knowledge and to promote unity and growth through regional workshops and biannual national conferences;
to foster collaboration and support between nurses in public and private institutions through regional networks;
to improve standards of care through the provision of evidence based best practice guidelines;
to relieve isolation and improve communication through a WhatsApp community and social media presence.
to collaborate with other national and international organisations involved in the care of mothers and babies
to support neonatal nurses in neighbouring countries to form their own national associations.
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