Phek, May 12 (MExN): Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) Phek unit celebrated International Nurses Day under the theme ‘Nurses: A voice to lead-Health is a human right’ at Conference hall DH Phek on May 12.
Sharing significance of celebrating nurses’ day, Liasou Shupao said International Nurse Day is held on May 12 every year to celebrate the birth anniversary of modern day nursing founder Florence Nightingale. The day aims to increase public awareness of nursing and nurses’ contributions towards health care.
Sharing on the theme of the day, General Secretary of the Phek Unit TNAI Velulu Vasa said that nurses do come across lots of challenges in delivery of health care and are in unique profession to make awareness, meeting their needs, making health services easy affordable and safe with quality care. Adopting people – centred care, nurses can make a difference by transforming health care and ensuring their voices are heard in planning and health policy making decisions.
Complimenting nurses on the day Senior Specialist Dr Wethselo Tsuhah appreciated their noble services and sacrifices. Beyond medicine and great surgeries, a caring and compassionate nurse can bring profound effect and lasting memories in the healing of a person as a whole. When nursing is pursued as a God given calling, there will be competence, commitment and compassion in care and great and inspiring stories will happen at bedsides in the hospital, he added.
Special prayer for the nurses was offered by Dr Ngopelo and Vepothilu and friends enthralled the gathering with song “We are women”. The progamme was chaired by nursing sister Akhwele with Sister Nupasalu invoking God’s blessing and concluded with nurse’s anthem and mass prayer.
