They say there are two ways of spreading light; Either be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. As a student nurse and an attendee in the recently concluded 2nd Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Conference which held in the University of Ghana, Accra, 8th - 12th of April 2019, nothing hit me more than the realization that the hope and the future we seek in the nursing profession rests in the hands of fellow young nurses in their formative years. It was an opportune period to be part of a great conference of stakeholders targeted at documenting demands and practices for health promotion, enhanced healthcare provision and enhanced access for the achievement of sustainable development goals. The emphasis therefore, was on capacity building for enhanced health promotion strategies towards the achievement of sustainable development goals. What though is the provision of enhanced health promotion and healthcare access without capacity building, leadership development and policy im...

Lead Nurse Africa International Foundation in collaboration with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana and the University of Ghana held her 2nd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference in the University of Ghana on 8th – 12th April 2019, with theme; Expanded Scope of Discourse of Health and Healthcare Promotion in the Context of Achievement of The Sustainable Development Goals. The 2nd Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Conference was aimed at documenting demands and practices for health promotion, enhanced healthcare provision and enhanced access for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. The emphasis therefore, was on Capacity Building for enhanced health promotion practices towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. In attendance and recognition, were nine African countries, including the United States of America and the United Kingdom, with distinguished delegates over five hundred, including nine proficient facilitators represented across bord...