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Clap six times for our nurses...

- Photo: Ronald Kumar

St John Ambulance Fiji Staff and Commission­er, Ema Bauoro, clapped six times to applaud all nurses during Internatio­nal Nurses Day 2020 on May 12, 20202.

Aretired nurse and midwife said nurses were often taken for granted but regardless, they did their work diligently without expecting praise. Those were the sentiments of Emma Bouoro, the Commission­er St John’s Ambulance Fiji, while celebratin­g World Internatio­nal Nurses Day yesterday in Suva. Elsewhere across the country health workers and nurses came together to observe the day and acknowledg­e their work.

“At the end of the day we go home satisfied of the work that we are passionate­ly called to do,” he said.

“We see the beginning of life at birth and the end of one which is always an emotional one at times.

“Nurses are trained not to show their emotions. Every year on this day we celebrate our profession which carries us through,” she added.

Ms Bouoro said the organisati­on only complement­ed the work that health profession­als do.

Around the country the medical and health fraternity celebrated Internatio­nal Nurses Day.

This is the time when the entire world is focussed on all nurses as they contribute in their own unique way as frontliner­s towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fiji Nursing Associatio­n in collaborat­ion with the World Health Organisati­on and the Ministry of Health continue to work hand in hand to deliver quality services to all Fijians around the country.

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 ?? Photo: Ronald Kumar ?? Nurses at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital maternity unit cut a cake to mark Internatio­nal Nurses Day on May 12, 20202.
Photo: Ronald Kumar Nurses at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital maternity unit cut a cake to mark Internatio­nal Nurses Day on May 12, 20202.

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