President Ramnath Kovind Presents National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 Awardees
- The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 at a virtual ceremony on September 15, 2021,
- The award was presented to 51 health care workers and nurses for their selfless dedication and compassion, especially during COVID-19 pandemic.
- The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by the Government of India in 1973 and are named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
- The year 2020 was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the Year of the Nurse and Mid-wife.
- 2020 also marked the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
- Check the list of winners