National Florence Nightingale Awards

• President of India has presented National Florence Nightingale awards for 2022 and 2023 to 30 nurses who provided their exemplary services in each state.
• The National Florence Nightingale Awards are presented in different categories to recognize various aspects of nursing excellence.
  • These categories may include Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife, Lady health visitors and Nurse.
• The award carries a cash prize of Rs 50000/-, a certificate and a medal.
• Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which grants Florence Nightingale Award to recognise the contribution of healthcare workers since 1973.

ABOUT FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

• She was known as “The Lady With the Lamp,”
• She was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician.
• She is best known as founder of modern nursing as she established first scientific nursing school in London (1860).
• She was the first woman elected as a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (1858).
• In her honour, the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday on 12th May.