Objectives

Purpose

To co-ordinate voluntary efforts to assist healthcare education (where requested) for African countries.

To develop, maintain and run an effective charity to support FoAN activities.
To provide international nursing expertise at practical, academic and management level to support government health strategies.
To develop nursing programmes in conjunction with African Ministries of Health to assist national health agendas, institutional plans and personal professional development.
To work with national and specialist nursing organisations and interest groups.
To provide focused expertise to perioperative nurses, developing teams, individuals and leaders.

At the Annual General meeting in November 2007, the Trustees agreed to a further objective which is:-

To provide a conduit for ethical donations of educational material and clinical equipment for operating theatre practice.