Govt. to institute Florence Nightingale, Aruna Shanbaug Awards : Minister U. T. Khader

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Nurses feted with Florence Nightingale, Seva Ratna Awards; Govt. assures to fulfill nurses’ demands soon

The Florence Nightingale and Seva Ratna Award winners seen with Health and Family Welfare Minister U. T. Khader, MLA M. K. Somashekar, Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath and others at the function organised on the occasion of the Nurses’ Festival and 7th Florence Nightingale Awards ceremony at Platinum Jubilee Hall in J. K. Grounds in city yesterday under the auspices of Karnataka State Government Nurses’ Association, Mysuru branch.
The Florence Nightingale and Seva Ratna Award winners seen with Health and Family Welfare Minister U. T. Khader, MLA M. K. Somashekar, Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath and others at the function organised on the occasion of the Nurses’ Festival and 7th Florence Nightingale Awards ceremony at Platinum Jubilee Hall in J. K. Grounds in city yesterday under the auspices of Karnataka State Government Nurses’ Association, Mysuru branch.

 Mysuru :

The Karnataka Government will institute State-level Awards in memory of Florence Nightingale (also known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’), the nurse who took care of the sick and wounded and a role model for the present day nursing community and Aruna Shanbaug, the nurse who was sexually assaulted and died recently after spending over 40 years in coma, announced Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader here yesterday.

He was speaking on the occasion of the Nurses’ Festival and 7th Florence Nightingale Awards function held at the Platinum Jubilee Hall in J. K. Grounds under the auspices of Karnataka State Government Nurses’ Association, Mysuru branch.

A State-level function, similar to the one held in Mysuru, will be organised for the Nursing community soon at the Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall in Bengaluru, Khader said and added that the Florence Nightingale and Aruna Shanbaug Awards will be presented on the occasion.

Assurance to nurses: Khader assured the nurses that all their demands including the risk and night shift allowances would be fulfilled in phases by the Government. The nurses should serve the people sincerely and be an example for others in society, he added.

He pointed out that the Government Hospitals across the State were successful in extending health services to nearly 80 percent of the population.

C. M. Gangamma, Gopalamma, Mahadevi M. Hegde, K. Y. Jayalakshmi and K. G. Uma of K. R. Hospital, Jayamma of Cheluvamba Hospital, Annapurna of ESI Hospital, Pushpa Mahale of P.K.T.B. Hospital, Shailaja of Ayurveda Hospital, Kaveri of S.M.T. Hospital, Jayalakshmi of Periyapatna General Hospital and Malini of Hunsur General Hospital were felicitated with Florence Nightingale Awards by MLA M. K. Somashekar.

Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath presented the Seva Ratna Awards to Alakananda, T. G. Nirmala, H.M. Amrutha, Meerabai, M. M. Rathi and K. Mamatha of K. R. Hospital, Hemavathi and B. S. Jayanthi of P.K.T. B. Hospital and Afroz Begum of Cheluvamba Hospital.

Mysore Medical College and Research Institute Director Dr. B. Krishnamurthy, Administrative Officer Mahadeva Naik, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Padma Raj, K. R. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. B. G. Sagar, P.K.T. B. & C.D. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. H. M. Virupaksha, Cheluvamba Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. S. Radhamani, ESI Hospital Medical Superintendent Ramesh Jevur, Govt. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Principal Dr. Sathyanarayan Bhat, President of State Government Employees Association, Mysuru branch, H. K. Ramu, Karnataka State Government Nurses’ Association President B. S. Bhyramma, General Secretary Vijaya Naik, Mysuru District branch President Shivamma and General Secretary Ratnamma were present among others.

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