Many
More Miles to go …
As the year passes by, a review of some of the
highlights is in order.TNAI submitted a memorandum
for revision of pay structure of nurses on behalf
of the nursing community in the country to the
Sixth Central Pay Commission on December 29,
2006. The memorandum was prepared by a core
committee specially constituted for this purpose
which collected inputs from various sectors
of the nursing community.Nightingale awards
were given to 17 nurses by the then President
of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati
Bhawan on International Nurses Day: May12, 2007.
It was after a gap of 21 years that the awards
were given away. Construction work for the Central
Institute of Nursing and Research and Elderly
Care Home at Knowledge Park III, Greater NOIDA,
near Delhi is in full swing. While contribution
from nurse colleagues is pouring slowly, more
vigorous efforts are required to collect the
funds to complete the project on time. The dream
of completing the Central Institute of Nursing
and Research and Elderly Care Home can be realized
only if the contributions pick up speed. All
of us have to tap every source available so
that we soon have enough funds.
The
construction is on but we still have to go a
long way. The
lane outside TNAI Headquarters in Green Park
was named Florence Nightingale Lane. It was
a historic event because nowhere in the country
a road is named after the legendary Nightingale.TNAI
is all set to celebrate its centenary next year.
A Centenary Celebrations Committee with the
Hon'ble Union Minister for Health and Family
welfare, Dr. A. Ramadoss as Chairperson has
been constituted.
While
we can derive some satisfaction from whatever
we have achieved, we still have to go a long
way. The work for the centenary celebrations
will soon get a big boost with the first full
fledged meeting of the Centenary Celebrations
Committee under the Chairmanship of the Hon'ble
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
slated to be held soon.
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