Nurses want to be recognised

Workers at the Nyanga Community Health Centre marked International Nurses Day (IND) by educating and empowering each other on Monday 12 May.

- UNATHI OBOSE

The IND is celebrated worldwide to honour the birth of Florence Nightingale and workers gathered at the facility boardroom to help each other.

Pumla Mgqaliso, facility manager, described the occasion as a special event. She said the day reminded them of the person who started the profession.

"Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 and she was the first professional nurse. Her first commendation was on 12 May 1962. The aim is to recognise the role played by nurses in society," she explained.