Context:
Recently, The President of India conferred the Florence Nightingale Awards on 30 nurses and auxiliary midwives.
About:
- The Awards are named as a tribute to Florence Nightingale.
- Florence Nightingale:- She was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.
- She came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War.
- She organized to care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople.
About the award:
- The Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year
- It is the highest national distinction a nurse can achieve for selfless devotion and exceptional professionalism.
- Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- The institution of these awards serves as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services provided by nurses and nursing professionals to society.
- The award consists of a Cash Award of 50000/-, a certificate and a medal.
- The award is given to outstanding Nursing personnel employed in Central, State/UTs, Private, Missionary and Voluntary Organizations.
Florence Nightingale Awards for 2022
- ANM= Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife
- LHV= Lady health visitors
Florence Nightingale Awards for 2023
Brief history of the National Florence Nightingale Awards
In 1973, the Indian government established the National Florence Nightingale Awards to honor and inspire nurses across India, recognizing the nursing profession’s crucial role in healthcare.
These awards serve the purpose of acknowledging the exceptional contributions made by nurses and encouraging them to maintain their dedication to patient care and excellence.
A rigorous selection process for awardees is led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which assesses nominations from various healthcare institutions. Dignitaries, government officials, and healthcare professionals attend the awards ceremony in New Delhi. The awards cover a range of categories, such as Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife, Lady Health Visitors, and Nurses, and each awardee receives a cash prize of Rs 50,000, along with a certificate and a medal.
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