Question: On December 5, 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards to 36 awardees. In which of the following year this award established?
(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1973
(d)1990
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On December 5, 2019, President of India, Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards to Late smt. Lini Sajeesh and 35 others at a ceremony in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Lini Sajeesh was a nurse from Kozhikode, Kerala who died in 2018 while on duty caring for a NIPAH infected patient.
- Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Government as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nurses to the society.
- The award carries a cash prize of Rs 50000, a certificate, a citation and a medal.
- Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born on May 12, 1820 (200 birth anniversary) and this day is celebrated as International Nurses Day all over the world.
- Acknowledging the role of nursing and midwifery in society and healthcare system, WHO has dedicated 2020 as the ‘Year of Nurses and Midwives’.
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