International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12.
It commemorates the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale also known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’.
The theme for the International Nurses Day 2019 is ‘Nurses – A Voice to Lead –Health for All’.
International Council of Nurses (ICN) was first observed in 1965 after an officer with the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare proposed Nurses Day in 1953.
In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day.