International Nurses Day to be celebrated on May 12th 2016

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, to commemorate the birthday of the nursing legend Florence Nightingale.
This year the nursing service of the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Dominica Nurses Association and partnership with the private sector, plans to observe a week of activities from May 09th- 14th, 2016 in keeping with the International Nurses Day theme “Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems' Resilience”.
In keeping with these celebrations, several activities are planned to run throughout the week.