KARACHI: International Nurses Day is being observed on Thursday to celebrate the contributions, nurses make to society.
The Day marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
This year the Day is being observed under the theme ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health’, which focuses on the need to protect, support, and invest in the nursing profession to strengthen health systems around the world.
According to the Radio of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his message said that the government would carry out reforms for improving the working conditions of nurses and their education as well as training.
Paying tribute to nurses on International Nurses Day on Thursday, he said nursing is an important sector in the service to humanity. He said nurses have a key role in the provision of services in the health sector.
The Prime Minister said nurses provided commendable services along with doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic putting their own lives at risk.
He said the noble services of nurses in Pakistan are a golden chapter of history. He said the top position of 10 Pakistani women in the WHO list of 100 outstanding nurse and midwife leaders is an acknowledgment of their services.
