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2020 - “Year of Nurse and Midwife”

January 4 , 2020 1787 days 1172 0
  • World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the “Year of Nurse and Midwife” to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
  • In order to honor the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, this year is celebrated.
  • The organization is leading the development of “World Nursing Report” that is to be launched in 2020.

Florence Nightingale

  • Florence Nightingale was an English Social reformer born in 1820.
  • She was called “The Lady with the Lamp” for making rounds on wounded soldiers during war.
  • Also, every year, the International Nurse Day is being celebrated by the International Council of Nurses on May 12 in her honour.

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