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International Nurse Day - May 12

May 14 , 2020 1660 days 956 0
  • The birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale is celebrated as the International Nurse Day.
  • The International Council of Nurses lead the celebration of this day.
  • Theme of this year is “Nurses: A Voice to lead-Nursing the World to Health”.

 

  • This year 2020 is celebrated as the Year of Nurse and Midwife as it is the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
  • This is being organized by the World Health Organization in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
  • Nightingale was called the “Lady with the Lamp”.
  • She was born to a wealthy English family in Italy.

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