In acknowledgement of International Nurses’ Day 2020,  Communications Minister Donna Cox has extended sincere thanks to the nation’s nurses for their continued dedication in the discharging of their duties.

Minister Cox, via a press release on Monday, highlighted the tremendous role of nurses in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, noting that the country has successfully been able to manage its number of cases over the past two months. “Each one of you is needed to play your part so that we all can get through this pandemic where the virus has infected over four million people throughout the world. The good news is that the majority of those affected have been able to recover and resume their normal lives. Our country has been able to keep our numbers down to a manageable figure with the measures that have been put in place since March,” she said.

International Nurses Day is recognized on May 12th every year, to celebrate birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

This year’s theme is ‘Nursing the World to Health’ .  The World Health Organization has also designated 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, to make the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale.