The 7^th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference is being held in partnership with the Trained Nurses Association of India. The Conference will be held on Thursday 24^th and Friday 25^th September 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, India.

The world in which we live is constantly changing and presenting new challenges for nurses and midwives to navigate, both personally and professionally.

Digitisation, and the new frontier of artificial intelligence, are transforming the way we provide health care; the way we communicate within and across borders; and the way nurses, midwives and other health professionals are educated.

New frontiers can be exciting and provide opportunities to gain new knowledge and skill. Together, we must navigate these new frontiers safely and successfully to support the provision of quality nursing and midwifery care; develop innovative ways to reach underserved individuals, groups and communities; and promote a healthy and safe global environment.

Join us at the 7^th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives to share how you, and others, are helping to shape the future and navigate new frontiers.

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The 7^th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference 2026 is jointly hosted by the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF) and the Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI). Together, the two organisations bring global and national leadership, professional expertise, and a shared commitment to advancing nursing and midwifery across diverse health systems.

The Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF), founded in 1973, is a federation of national nursing and midwifery associations across Commonwealth countries. CNMF works to strengthen nursing and midwifery through leadership development, education, policy engagement, and international collaboration.

CNMF maintains regular and constructive engagement with key Commonwealth institutions, including the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Foundation. As an accredited Commonwealth body, CNMF participates in Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meetings, the Commonwealth Peoples’ Forum, and other Commonwealth civil society consultations, contributing to global health and development dialogue.

The Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI), established in 1908, is the only pan-India professional association of nurses. Founded by pioneering nurses with a vision to advance nursing as a profession, TNAI has played a central role in shaping nursing education, practice, and leadership in India for over a century.

Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and recognised by the Government of India as a service organisation, TNAI represents nurses from across government and private hospitals, public health services, autonomous bodies, military and railway nursing services, ESI institutions, educational institutions, charitable and mission organisations, and the corporate health sector. TNAI also has an affiliated Student Nurses Association, representing nursing students nationwide.

With over 500,000 nurse members, 350,000 student nurses, and 34 State and Union Territory branches, TNAI represents nurses across government, private, autonomous, public health, and industrial sectors and actively contributes to national and international initiatives to strengthen the nursing profession.

Abstract submissions

Visit: https://www.commonwealthnurses.org/conference2026

Conference organisers are unable to provide financial support for presenters’ travel or accommodation.

When conference registration opens, all presenters are required to register and pay the applicable registration fee to be included in the final conference programme.

A reduced registration fee will be available for presenters.