Life savers: (From left) Nurses Swapnaha Sekaran, 37, Tium Beat Yeen, 31, and Hafidah Mustafa, 34, receiving a greeting card and roses from a patient at Hospital Putrajaya.
PETALING JAYA: Although International Nurses Day has been celebrated on May 12 for decades, it has rarely received the public attention it deserves. This year is bound to be different because the Covid-19 pandemic has led to greater appreciation for healthcare frontliners.
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of modern nursing, and it is a day to honour nurses around the world for their tireless and selfless dedication in the face of illnesses and disabilities.
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