About:

1. The birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale is celebrated as the International Nurse Day.
2. The International Council of Nurses lead the celebration of this day.
3. Theme of this year is “Nurses: A Voice to lead-Nursing the World to Health”.
4. This year 2020 is celebrated as the Year of Nurse and Midwife as it is the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
5. This is being organized by the World Health Organization in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
6. Nightingale was called the “Lady with the Lamp”.
7. She was born to a wealthy English family in Italy.