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INTERNATIONAL NURSES’ DAY

“Nurses are the heartbeat of Healthcare”

International Nurses’ Day (IND) is celebrated every year all around the world on 12^th of May to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Florence Nightingale and to mark the nurses’ contributions towards people’s health.

In the month of January in 1974, the 12^th of May was declared to be celebrated as the birthday anniversary of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. International Nurses Day Kit (having educational and public information materials to be used by the nurses among the public) is prepared and distributed every year by the International Council of Nurses while celebrating the nurses’ day.

GIMSH, Durgapur in collaboration with GDNA, Durgapur organised a promotional and educational activities while celebrating the International Nurses’ Day to address lots of nursing issues. The theme of the celebration is selected based on nurses and environment, handling poor, poverty issues and many more. It is celebrated as a week-long event, referred as National Nurses’ Week, in many countries like Australia, United States, etc.

The theme of 2017 is “Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.

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