International Council of Nurses Current Affairs, GK & News
2020 Designated as “Year of Nurse and Midwife”
In the honor of 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the “Year of Nurse and Midwife”. Highlights This year, WHO is to focus on nursing and midwifery in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The organization is leading the development of “World Nursing Report” that is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Florence Nightingale • International Council of Nurses • War • WHO • Year of Nurses and Midwives
International Nurse’s Day observed on May 12
International Nurses Day was observed globally on 12 May 2019. It is celebrated every year on birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. About International Nurses Day Background: The first proposal for Nurses Day was made in 1953, by an officer with US Department of Health, Education and Welfare Dorothy Sutherland ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Britain • Florence Nightingale • Freedom of the City of London • International Council of Nurses • International Nurses Day • Lady with the Lamp • Nightingale Training School • Nurses - A Voice to Lead - Health for All • President Dwight D Eisenhower • Royal Statistical Society