INTERNATIONAL NURSE’S WEEK CELEBRATIONS 2023

International Nurse’s day is celebrated around the world every May 12 to celebrate the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth day. The theme for this year’s International Nurses Day is Our Nurses. Our Future. This global campaign sets out what we want for nursing in the future in order to address global health challenges and improve global health for all. We need to learn from the lessons of the pandemic and translate these in to actions of the future.

Nurse’s week program conducted at Palakkad district from 6^th may 2023 to 12^th May 2023. The program started with a rally from Head Post Office, Palakkad to District Hospital, followed by flag hosting and pledge.  Program was inaugurated by Dr. Reetha DMO of Palakkad district after that seminar conducted by SIMET College of Nursing regarding the theme “OUR NURSES. OUR FUTURE “.  Cultural programs conducted on 9^th may at Govt School of Nursing Palakkad, our college students and staffs were actively participated and performed outstandingly and won the prizes. Third day was the athletic meet at Palakkad Medical College ground and in that also our energetic students participated and won prizes. Our enthusiastic students were participated in indoor games, Quiz competition etc. and won the prizes. On 12th   May, ending ceremony was conducted at District Panchayath Hall Palakkad. It was inaugurated by district panchayath Standing Council Chairperson Smt. A. Shabira teacher, followed by felicitation done by various college principals and district nursing superintendent. Various cultural programs were organized and prizes are distributed to winners.