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So this year we can expect a lot of activities focused on nursing and midwifery. In our hospital, we are also preparing not only World Health Day (7 April 2020) but also Nurses' Day (12 May 2020) events for our colleagues as a thank you for their dedicated work.
For the record:
Nurses and midwives make up more than 50% of the health workforce in many countries.
Florence Nightingale
(May 12, 1820 Florence, Italy - August 13, 1910, Mayfair, London) was an English nurse of noble birth, author of scholarly literature and pioneer of comparative medical statistics.
She did not meet with much understanding or support at home in her desire to become a nurse, as the position of nurse had a very poor reputation at the time. Moreover, in the 19th century, women from better-off households did not usually work. It took over 10 years for her parents to agree to her becoming a nurse. In 1844, she became a leader for improved medical care in hospitals.
In 1860, Florence Nightingale opened the first medical school in England. Nurses and midwives were mentored by local doctors who were based on scientific and modern standards. This school was established at St Thomas's Hospital and is now called the Florence Nightingale School for Nurses and Midwives. In 1869, Nightingale, along with Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, opened a medical college for girls.
She was also an inspiration to nurses in the American Civil War, and the Union government turned to Nightingale for help in organizing field hospitals. She also provided knowledge to Linda Richard, the founder of nursing in America.
In recognition of her work, she received the Royal Red Cross from Queen Victoria and was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit for the British Empire. In honor of her birth, May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses (Nursing) Day.
She died at the age of 90 on 13 August 1910 at her home in London.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
