May 12 is commemorated as International Nurses Day every year globally. May 12 is also the anniversary of Florence Nightingales birth. Nurses are at the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. Just like doctors and other healthcare workers, nurses are constantly providing quality care and often have to work without a break. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), nurses constitute over half of the worlds health workers, but there is still an urgent shortage of nurses across the globe with 5.9 million (as of 2020) more nurses needed, particularly in low and middle income countries.

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) observes this day every year with the production and distribution of the International Nurses Day resources and evidence. The theme for the day this year is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare’. 

In 2021, the council aims to demonstrate how nursing will look into the future and how it is going to transform the next stage of healthcare… (https://www.icn.ch/what-we-do/campaigns/international-nurses-day; NDTV)