Celebrating nurses

	Nurses in Cange, Haiti, singing at a special event commemorating International Nurses Week.

Yesterday, May 12^th, was Florence Nightingale’s Birthday and nurses around the world ended our week-long celebrations for International Nurses Week.  Nurses at Partners In Health (PIH) sites in many countries took part in national, district and site celebrations.

An estimated 35 million nurses and midwives make up the greater part of the global health-care workforce and International Nurses Week is a time to celebrate nurses worldwide.

PIH, in solidarity with all of our sister organizations, want to take this opportunity to thank all of our nurses who work tirelessly every day to provide excellent nursing care to our patients. We are proud of each and every one of the over 1,200 nurses working with PIH, and the compassionate care they deliver in some of the poorest communities in the world. From Haiti, to Lesotho, to Rwanda, to Malawi, to Peru, to Boston, and at all of our other sites, nurses work in collaboration with the entire health care team to make sure our patients receive quality health care. Please take time today, and every day, to thank a nurse!