State nurses honoured
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 12 2014 :
L Chongnu Kom and Yumnam Soroja Devi from of Manipur are among 35 nursing personnel from across the country conferred with the Florence Nightingale Awards by the President of India on the occasion of International Nurses' Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Besides the President, Pranab Mukherjee, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Santosh Chowdhary, MoS (Health) and AH Khan Chowdhury, MoS (Health) attended the International Nurses Day held at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A resident of Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai, Yumnam Soroja Devi is a Staff Nurse of JNIMS while L Chongnu Kom who hails from Lower Kom Keirap in Ccpur district is serving presently as ANM Nurse at Leimaram PHSC under CMO, Bishnupur.
The awardees are presented with Rs 50,000, a certificate and a medal each.
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According to a PIB statement, congratulating the awardees, the President said that they have distinguished themselves through their exceptional service and extraordinary dedication in the care of the sick and the infirm, and that they have brought credit to a vocation that is chosen by the most selfless and compassionate among us.
"In recognizing them, we pay tribute to the entire corps of nursing personnel in India," the President stated.
The International Council of Nurses celebrates the International Nurses Day in order to increase public awareness about nursing profession and its immense contribution towards health care service and innovation.
Also present at the certification ceremony were Lov Verma, Secy (Health), and senior officers from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the statement added.