International Nurses Day 2024 | 14 May 2024

Source: PIB

International Nurses Day was celebrated on 12th May 2024, at the Ayurvigyan Auditorium, Army Hospital (R & R), New Delhi.

  • International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale to recognize the contributions of nurses to society.
  • The International Council of Nurses has declared the theme for this year as 'Our Nurses Our Future, The Economic Power of Care'.
  • Florence Nightingale was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer known as the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.
    • She became famous for her work in nursing British and allied soldiers during the Crimean War, where she earned the nickname "Lady with the Lamp."

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