On International Nurses Day President will present National Florence Nightingale awards

International Nurses Day

On the occasion of International Nurses Day, President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will tomorrow present the National Florence Nightingale Awards to the deserving nursing personnel at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

May 12 every year is celebrated as the International Nurses Day in the name of Florence Nightingale, a nurse who was born on the same date in 1820 and was the founder of modern nursing and a social reformer.

The National Florence Nightingale Awards are presented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India as a gesture of gratitude for the commendable services delivered by the nurses and nursing professionals towards the countrymen.

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