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I N S I D E1 Editorial2 Address by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath

Kovind on the Occasion of Presentation of NationalFlorence Nightingale Awards for Nursing Personnelon 5 December 2019

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2020: The Year of Nurse and Midwife

The year 2020, the ‘Year of Nurse and midwife ’, has great significance for Nurses, the world over.For one, the initiative has come from World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership withInternational Council of Nurses (ICN) & Nursing Now campaign. Besides commemorating 200

years of birth of nurse legend Florence Nightingale, the idea behind earmarking 2020 for nurses isaccording them wide scale recognition that they have always rightly deserved. It will be for the firsttime in history, the nations of the world will come together in celebrating the benefits that nursing andmidwifery bring to the health of the global population. “Without nurses and midwives, we will notachieve the Sustainable Development Goals or universal health coverage”, said Dr Tedros AdhanomGhebreyesus, Director General WHO while making declaration of the year 2020..

Yes we all must strive to highlight the crucial role of Nurses and Midwives serve and also addressthe shortage and numerous problems faced by these vital professionals in this special year 2020.

After discussion in the recent Combined EC & Council meeting on how befittingly TNAI shall cel-ebrate the Year of Nurse and Midwife, we drew up a plan. At first place is the preparation of a calendarto showcase TNAI’s activities for the year, with logo, emblem and photograph of Florence Nightingalehaving the inscription, Year of Nurse and Midwife.

All the TNAI State/ UT Branches shall conduct Candle Light programme on the evening of 1stJanuary 2020, welcoming the Year of Nurse and Midwife at a public places and/or educational institu-tions and hospitals. It is believed that Candle March shall be an appropriate way to make nurses’ andmidwives’ presence felt among lay populations. As for Headquarters, Nightingale Challenge 2020shall be inaugurated in January 2020 after ascertaining the availability of dignitaries and venue as alsothe convenience of a brand ambassador to be finalised soon. Yet another initiative is the Signaturecampaign – to include both nurses and non-nurses, the viewers of video on TNAI website or Facebookshall be urged to sign. On the anvil are also the various competitions on the year of nurse and midwife:studies in related areas conducted on evidence-based practice in 2020; 5-minute video; 3-minute

anthem for nurses etc. Programmes to highlight nursing will be also heldat the valedictory function of 200th birth day of Flo-rence Nightingale (Nightingale Utsav) will be heldalong with TNAI Biennial conference 2020. The com-ing year shall also witness beginning the designingand construction of Museum on Nursing in TNAI’sGreater Noida premises. If you have ideas to celebrate the Year of Nurseand Midwife at national or State level, please sharewith us. Wish you a happy and promising 2020 whichwe shall make it remarkable for, Nursing, nursesand public at large

Prof (Dr) Roy K GeorgePresident, TNAI

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Smt Lini PN (Posthumous)Staff Nurse, Taluk Hospital Perambra, Kozhikode, KeralaSmt Lini PN, hailing from a hilly village in Kerala was a BSc qualified nurse. After having worked as astaff nurse in various hospitals from 2011 to 2017, she had joined Taluk Hospital Perambra, Kozhikodeduring the dengue fever outbreak in 2017. Her sincerity, dedication, accountability, communication andinterpersonal skills, pleasing manners, balance between personal and professional life are commendable.Her untimely demise came while on duty caring for the first index case of NIPAH virus infection andsuccumbing to it. The Government of Kerala placed on record her commendable selfless services thathad facilitated the control of NIPAH epidemic in Kozhikode/Malappuram. The State Government institutedan award for best nurse in her name, titled her as Angel Lini and also initiated measures to provideassistance to her husband and two young boys in terms of finance, job and education.Smt Lini’s exceptional services rendered to NIPAH patients risking her life and facilitating further controlof infection is highly appreciated and in recognition of her selfless service and sense of duty, Smt LiniPN is awarded the National Florence Nightingale Award-2019 posthumously.

Smt Dusu RinyaI/c Assistant Matron (Nursing Officer), Gyati Takka General Hospital, Ziro Dist. LowerSubansiri, Arunachal PradeshSmt Dusu Rinya is working at Gyati Takka General Hospital, Ziro, District Lower Subansiri, ArunachalPradesh and has 36 years of experience working in a difficult area of Arunachal Pradesh. She hasundergone a six months refresher course and 15 days IUD training. She has also completed training infacility-based integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness and other in-service trainingon HIV/AIDS and human relations in health care. Through all these, she has updated her skills andknowledge. She has rendered significant contributions under several camps such as tubectomy, RCH,immunisation and eye camps. She has received commendation certificate for her volunteering freeIOL eye camp and is awarded for her outstanding services from district administration.

Smt Anita DeviAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), Chaulkhowa Sub-Center Primary Health Centre,Mukalmua District Nalbari, AssamSmt Anita Devi is working as ANM in Chaulkhowa Sub-Centre, Primary Health Centre, Mukalmua,District Nalbari, Assam, and has 26 years of experience working in remote and slum areas of Assam.Her key responsibilities at the sub-centre are maternal and child care, eligible couple, family planning,immunisation, cancer awareness, NCD, school health, infectious disease awareness, HBNC, malaria,DOTs, IDSP including all national health programmes. She has attended all the in-service educationprogrammes organised by the department. Her sub-centre is ranked first in the achievement ofimmunisation. She has been awarded for her good performance in family planning activities, bestperformer and best performance sub-centre. She has also conducted many health awareness camps.

Smt Rupa KumariAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), Referral Hospital, Raniganj District Araria, BiharSmt Rupa Kumari is working in Referral Hospital, Raniganj, District Araria, Bihar and has 18 years ofexperience. She is known for her dedicated service and selfless efforts in raising public awarenesstowards immunisation, institutional delivery and family planning. She has saved several patients duringmajor diarrhoea outbreak in Gopalpur village of Raniganj in 2012. She also has played a key role in2008 floods when she was posted at a relief camp at Middle School, Jagata, Raniganj, where sheconducted several deliveries, saved lives of new born babies through counselling on safety and hygieneprotocols during flood. She is a role model and has high dedication to duty. She is willing to workbeyond her duty hours in times of staff shortage. The immunisation coverage in her area has beenexcellent. She was awarded by Araria District Magistrate for her selfless dedication at work in 2017.

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Shri Soma Ramnath SinariPrimary Health Centre, Corlim GoaShri Soma Ramnath Sinari is working at Primary Health Centre, Corlim in Goa for 23 years. He hasundergone a tuberculosis health visitor course at Tuberculosis Association of India, New Delhi. Hedemonstrates accountability, politeness, sincerity and willingness to take up all assignments. He isinnovative and has created special IEC project and painted 15 IEC posters by himself. He is good atmaintaining records and reports. He is prompt in his service, whenever required beyond office hoursand very punctual in performing his duties. He has conducted many mass camps in NCD screening,nutrition and tuberculosis. He has received appreciation for his contributions to RNTC programme inGoa. He was awarded as best performer in health, sanitation and nutrition in the year 2010-11.

Smt Kailashben Jiteshbhai SolankiAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), Health Centre, Veer Narmad South GujaratUniversity, Surat, GujaratSmt Kailashben works at the Health Centre, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat.She has also worked in many private hospitals of Surat City. She has updated her knowledge and skillsby attending various workshops and conferences. She has successfully handled 2,500 deliveries. Shehas performed relief activities during disasters such as Gujarat earthquake and flood in Radhanpur.During Surat flood in 2006, she saved both the mother and child by transporting a pregnant woman tohospital at the right time to obtain emergency care. She also saved the life of a professor, who had asnakebite, by providing immediate first aid. She is associated with a number of NGOs, where she is avolunteer in health-related activities such as health camps, immunisation, health education and childnutrition particularly in slums and remote areas.

Smt S LathaJunior Health Assistant (Female), Primary Health Centre, PG Palya,Mysore District Chamarajanagar, KarnatakaSmt S Latha has 30 years of experience and is working at Primary Health Centre, PG Palya, Mysore,District Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. She has also completed LHV training. Her performance in allareas of national health programmes is excellent. She has updated her skills and knowledge by attendingvarious training programmes conducted by District and State health authorities. Some of the trainingcourses include RCH, RNTCP, immunisation, NLER IMNCI, IUCD, ARSH, HBNCC, NSSK, RTI andGFATM. She is sincere and hardworking.

Smt Alka ShrivastavaAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), District Hospital, Shivpuri Madhya PradeshSmt Alka Shrivastava works as Ayushmaan Mitra under Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana at the District Hospital,Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. She has 23 years of experience and upgraded her education to GNM in2017. She has also undergone several training programmes organised by district and governmentauthorities to update her knowledge and skills. Some of them are RCH, IMNCI, ARSH, immunisation,pneumonia and diarrhoea. She is a Red Cross life member and has received many letters of appreciationat the district level from government authorities for her best performance as an ANM.

Smt Rimis SuchiangAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) Rymbai National Sub-Centre Primary Health Centre,Rymbai District East Jaintia Hills, MeghalayaSmt Rimis Suchiang is working as ANM at Rymbai Notional Sub-Centre under Primary Health Centre,Rymbai, District East Jaintia Hills and has an experience of 34 years serving in hilly districts of Meghalaya.As a dedicated, sincere and hard worker, she is available for 24 hours at her sub-centre which wasupgraded to Primary Health Centre in 2007. She is actively involved in implementation of all the nationalhealth programmes. She is well experienced in conducting delivery in the community, giving healtheducation, performing dressing and attending the sick. She gives a helping hand whenever thecommunity needs. She has conducted 3,082 deliveries including difficult cases such as twin and triplet,

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prolonged labour and retained placenta. She has also managed abortions. She has attended all the in-service education programmes organised by the department as well as TNAI programmes andconferences. Smt Rimis Suchiang is a good motivator and has been able to motivate her villagers toutilise all the available health facilities and national health programmes. She has received recognitionletters for her best performance in the health centre from government health authorities.

Smt Mamata BhoiHealth Worker (Female), Sunamudi Sub-Centre Community Health Centre,Khaprakhol District Balangir, OdishaSmt Mamata Bhoi works at Sunamudi Sub-Centre of Community Health Centre, Khaprakhol, a tribalarea of District Balangir, Odisha. She has 18 years of experience and her major contributions are in thearea of maternal and child health. She has immunised 874 children and conducted 174 institutionaldeliveries. She has actively implemented all national health programmes achieving good targets inspite of difficult areas to reach without proper transportation. She has received the best position asPPIUCD inserter and in motivating highest number of cases for sterilisation operation in high prioritydistricts (family planning). She has also received award for her outstanding contribution in promotingwater and sanitation.

Smt R HemalathaAuxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), Primary Health Centre, Lawspet Office ofDeputy Director (Public Health) PuducherrySmt R Hemalatha is working as an ANM at Primary Health Centre, Lawspet, Puducherry for past 11years. She has actively implemented all national health programmes with zeal and sincerity. She hasattended several workshops and conferences to update her skills and knowledge. She was awarded withthe best ANM award by Tamil Nadu Nurses & Midwives Council for her outstanding performance as ANM.She has also received certificate from the Government of Puducherry for making her PHC as the bestprimary rural health centre. Many other appreciation letters have been received by her. She has organisedseveral camps such as glaucoma screening, healthy baby contest, breast cancer screening and healthawareness camps. Apart from her duty, she has also volunteered to contribute towards eye donation,flood relief work, and many other social service activities under the NGOs in the region.

Smt P KalaiselviVillage Health Nurse, Community Health Centre, Manampathi, District Kancheepuram,Tamil NaduSmt P Kalaiselvi is working in Community Health Centre, Manampathi, District Kancheepuram, TamilNadu and has 26 years of experience. She has performed her duties with dedication and sincerity. Shehas performed well in implementation of all national health programmes with achievement of goodtargets. She has received certificate for best individual performance in institutional delivery from districtlevel health authorities. She was also awarded by Rotary Club for her best health services to thecommunity.

Smt Asha Pandit GajareLady Health Visitor (LHV) Primary Health Centre, Lasur District Jalgaon, MaharashtraSmt Asha Pandit has a total of 33 years of experience of which 28 years is in urban and 5 years intribal/hilly regions. She was an ANM and upgraded to LHV through six month promotional training.Though, she is 40 percent handicap, she has functioned well to the best of her ability. She hasplanned and implemented various national health programmes with zeal. To name a few are leprosycontrol, tuberculosis, mental health, infectious diseases, immunisation, adolescent health, MRcampaign and family planning. She has attended various training programmes to update her skillsand knowledge on PCPNDT, NSSK, IUD, RCH, PPIUCD and Rl. She has maintained her PrimaryHealth Centre at Lasur, District Jalgaon where the MMR is brought to 0 percent and IMR undercontrol. She has received district awards for her devoted and best services. Her attitude and skillsare appreciable.



Smt Arupa SahaHealth Assistant (Female), Uttar Kalamati Sub-Center Maynaguri Rural HospitalDistrict Jalpaiguri, West BengalSmt Arupa Saha is working as Health Assistant (Female) in Uttar Kalamati Sub-Centre, MaynaguriRural Hospital, District Jalpaiguri a difficult deep forest area in West Bengal for a period of four decades.She has provided all her services alone efficiently and sincerely, where no other health care provider isavailable achieving 100% immunisation coverage and 100% institutional delivery during the last fiveyears. She is an intelligent and sincere health worker. Her involvement in all the national programs isfound to be excellent with achievement of good targets. She has maintained accurate and comprehensiverecords in her Sub-Centre. She has also participated in school health related activities with zeal andsincerity. Her special contributions are in the areas of teenage pregnancy and marriage in the communityby serving as a health educator, motivator and counsellor. Her attitude and behaviour are exemplary.

Smt Rashmi Kamlashankar PathakLady Health Visitor (LHV), Primary Health Centre, Masat Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar HaveliSmt Rashmi has put in 34 years of service as ANM and LHV. Working at a Primary Health Centre andserving the villages of Silvassa that are hard to reach, she has significantly contributed towards theimplementation of national health programmes primarily in the areas of polio, family planning,immunisation, integrated nutrition, dengue survey and leprosy control. She has prepared several IECmaterials to be used for health education. She has attended one week nutrition promotion training andother in-service training on child survival, safe motherhood and HIV/AIDS. She has received manyappreciation letters and certificate of merit for her outstanding contribution in national immunisationmission, family planning and other health services in difficult areas of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Smt Khrielakhonuo AngamiLady Health Visitor (LHV), Meluri, District Phek, NagalandSmt Khrielakhonuo Angami has three decades of experience serving the village community of Nagaland.Her initial work of 12 years began in a small dispensary that is 30 km away from Shamator and she hadto walk by foot to reach the villages. She was able to conduct a safe delivery in a deep forest at nightand managed a miscarriage of a woman with profuse bleeding using curettage. She had improvisedinnovative methods to cut the cord of the baby in emergency situations. She has been working inMeluri area, where no transport was available. She has conducted 600 institutional vaginal deliverieswithin 6 months. Since 2007, she has been involved only in immunisation. Besides her duty, she usedto conduct health camps for the youth and has attended emergency cases in 102 children.She is good at guiding and motivating ANMs. She has received appreciation letters from village councilfor her best efforts to meet the health needs of the community. She is known for her hard work, dedicationand devotion to duty. Her attitude and behaviour are exemplary. She possesses various attributessuch as sincerity, honesty, punctuality and confidence.

Smt K AnnalakshmiRetired Matron, GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsSmt K Annalakshmi has 39 years of experience as staff nurse and nursing sister. For the past one year,she was working as a matron in GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. Besides her GNM qualification, she hasundergone PG Diploma in Public Health Administration and a three-month special training in laparoscopicsurgery. During most of her service, she has served various tribal communities of small islands wheretransport and other facilities have been a great challenge. She served the tribal community with dedicationand commitment. She has escorted many critically ill patients from island to mainland hospitals by airambulance as stretcher case, many a times from Nicobar Island to Port Blair.Smt K Annalakshmi has facilitated laparoscopic family planning activities and looked after the functionsof a dietitian also in times of need. Under RCH programme, she has handled 10,000 cases. She hasattended many in-service education training programmes to update her skills and knowledge. She hastrained ANMs on IUCD training. Her skills of managing critically ill patients in emergencies arecommendable.

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Smt Darivemula Vinna KumariPublic Health Nurse, Regional Health & Family Welfare Training Centre, Kurnool,District Kurnool, Andhra PradeshSmt Darivemula Vinna Kumari is working as a Public Health Nurse at Regional Health & Family WelfareTraining Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh and has 26 years of experience. She has three years of teachingexperience too. She works sincerely with commitment in all activities of community health. She is hardworking, disciplined, highly devoted and multitalented nurse. Her patience and perseverance arecommendable. She is mostly involved in family welfare programmes. She has assisted 25,000 laparoscopicsterilisations and conducted 6,000 deliveries during her service. She has attended many in-service educationprogrammes to update her knowledge and skills. Smt Darivemula Vinna Kumari has been actively involvedduring her flood duties at Kowthalam in 1992. She is always readily available even after duty hours tomeet any type of emergencies. She never hesitates to spare her efforts to reach beyond call of duty. Sheis appreciated by the local government authorities for her sincere and dedicated services.

Smt Shobhna PathaniaNursing Sister, Government Multispecialty Hospital, Sector 16, ChandigarhSmt Shobhna Pathania has 28 years of experience. She has worked in different specialty areas andcontributed to patient care. She has played significant role in organising burns unit. She is dedicatedand responsible. She provides extraordinary care to patients with good skill and knowledge. She hasexhibited good leadership qualities. She is good at initiating disaster management with her leadershipability whenever required out of official duty. She is an asset to institution in performing life-savingactivities during emergencies. Smt Shobhna Pathania actively participated in blood donation campsand has served community through various promotive voluntary activities. She has demonstratedsignificant contribution towards national health programmes and appreciated by Director, Health &Family Welfare (NHM). She also took active part in launching Ayushman Bharat Yojana. She hasreceived a State award for her meritorious services in 2018.

Smt Beena MalhotraSenior Nursing Officer, GB Pant Hospital (GIPMER), New DelhiSmt Beena Malhotra, a BSc qualified nurse has three decades of experience and is currently working asSenior Nursing Officer in Neurosurgery Department of GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi. She is a sincere andhonest staff who is empathetic, kind and caring towards patients. She was awarded WHO fellowship inneurological nursing at Chicago & New York and other international fellowships too. She utilized her knowledgeand skills in training younger colleagues in neuro operation theatre. She is appreciated for her exemplaryservices in the care of patients in operation theatre. She demonstrates untiring zeal with passion and leadershipability and serves as a role model for her junior colleagues in operation theatre and works beyond her jobtime. She also looks after education of nurses and technicians in operation theatres. After having her trainingin USA and Thiruvananthapuram, she is instrumental in educating nurses in highly specialised field of epilepsysurgery, neuro endovascular and neuro endoscopy in neuro operation theatre. Additionally, as part of teamshe participated in state level brain tumour awareness programme for public and school children in 2011 andcommunity-based programme on congenital brain disorders in 2018. Smt Beena Malhotra is a member ofSociety of Indian Neuro Sciences Nursing. She has initiated formation of Delhi Neurological Nurses Association,a professional body of neurological nurses in Delhi and has received Dr AD Sehgal’s Oration Award 2009.She has received State Nurses Award in 2012 from Delhi Government.

Smt AchalaDy Nursing Superintendent, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital Bangla Sahib Marg, New DelhiSmt Achala, a post graduate in paediatric nursing has 25 years of paediatric nursing experience andhas worked as nursing sister, ANS and DNS. She has special training on Infant and Young ChildFeeding (IYCF) and is certified as IYCF counselling specialist. She is also trained as lactation counsellor.She played active role in establishment of IYCF centre at the hospital. She is instrumental in establishingspecialist roles such as diabetes educator, adolescent health counsellor and lactation counsellor. Ascoordinator of CNE, she played active role in establishing hospital CNE cell in 2016 with the support of



Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. She has significantly contributed towards health education tomothers regarding breast feeding and management of lactation problems through health talks and roleplays. She has attended various in-service training programmes. She has organised many skill-updatetraining programmes and served as national faculty and master trainer.Smt Achala, as an active member of first aid medical team is actively involved in rendering acute andemergency services to the community of Sangat. She has participated in many blood donation campsand health check-ups for students of Darshan Academy School. She is awarded for outstanding servicesand contributions to improve neonatal care on ‘World Prematurity Day’ and has received director’saward for rendering best services to the hospital.

Brig Usha Devi PGDeputy Director General, Military Nursing Service (Admin), IHQ of Ministry of Defence,AG’s Branch DGMS-4, New DelhiBrig Usha Devi is a hardworking, diligent, dependable, assertive and visionary nursing officer. Theofficer par excellence has been instrumental in initiating and implementing new nursing training coursessuch as renal nursing, palliative nursing and information technology. She has processed the cadrerestructuring proposal and played a vital role in implementation of National Unique Identification Number(NUID) for the Military Nursing Service officers - a project of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,Government of India. She has made a significant positive impact on the nursing officers in fostering aclimate of continuous improvement while also mentoring them to lead and inspire others. As the BrigadierMilitary Nursing Service, Headquarters, she coordinated, supervised and provided technical consultancyand advice for delivery of quality nursing care to the entire combat zone of the armed forces. Duringher tenure as principal matron at 167 MH, Jammu, when the ‘OP Dhangu Suraksa’ took place, herdisplay of professionalism with able administrative acumen, dynamic response for reception of casualtiesthat included blast and gunshot injuries, by pooling the nursing manpower resources and emergencymanagement was exemplary.Brig Usha Devi has always been sensitive, empathetic and responsive to the needs of her patients andserved as role model to be emulated by her subordinates. Her selfless distinguished services during aspan of four decades towards nation with devotion for duty, leadership and willingness to walk theextra mile, are commendable.

Smt Sunita JakharAssistant Commander-II (SN), NSG Composite Hospital, Ministry of Home Affairs,Govt. of India, Manesar, HaryanaSmt Sunita Jakhar has been working in Border Security Force (BSF) Hospitals and is currently workingat the Composite Hospital at Manesar in Haryana. Besides her GNM qualification, she has undergonean additional Operation Theatre Training for one month. She has played active role in streamliningnursing at the Composite Hospital. She has 14 years of experience and is known for her loyalty,devotion and hard work. She has attended many in-service training programmes to update her knowledgeand skills. With her untiring effort and support, she has provided medical cover during 8th AIPCC,medicare to commandos and families in 2018. She has also contributed significantly towards RCHprogrammes. Smt Sunita Jakhar has been appreciated through commendation cards, for her selflessand excellent nursing services. She is also appreciated for her dedicated services to needy at the timeof emergencies.

Mrs Haseena Parveen (Sofi)Assistant Nursing Superintendent, Sher-l-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences(SKIMS), Srinagar, Jammu & KashmirMrs Haseena Parveen in all her 37 years of experience has been working in surgical ICU, Sher-l-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Currently she is Assistant NursingSuperintendent. She is a dedicated nurse and has rendered remarkable services towards developmentof nursing care and academics in nursing sciences. She is thorough in her job responsibilities and hasinspired her colleagues to stay proactive. She has participated in many workshops and conferences.

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She has leadership and administrative attributes. She educates her staff about ethics, communication,dedication and interpersonal & behavioural skills.Mrs Haseena Parveen has worked with utmost dedication during flood disaster of 2014 in the Kashmirvalley and offered her services beyond duty hours. She has provided continuous socio-economic supportto needy patients through ‘mutual poor fund’ organized by her. She was awarded the best nurse awardin 2018 for her exemplary services.

Smt Sobhana NHead Nurse, Government Medical College & Hospital, Kozhikode, KeralaSmt Sobhana N. has three decades of experience and is currently working as head nurse in infectioncontrol department of Government Medical College & Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala. She is a sincereand hardworking nurse. Her attitude and behavior are exemplary. She has demonstrated team buildingskills to control Nipah and Ebola outbreaks as an excellent infection control nurse. She has attendedvarious training programmes and has served as resource faculty towards infection control of Nipahand Ebola infections. She has served as CNE coordinator and covered major areas such asenvironmental hygiene, waste management, PPE, Donning & Doffing supervision and adherence toSOPs during Nipah outbreak. She is also involved in preoperative counseling for infection control andpre-chemotherapy counseling for cancer patients.Smt Sobhana’s services during the period of Nipah outbreak in 2018 were appreciated by the hospital.She had shown exemplary performance in her role as care-giver, team leader and coordinator. Shewas awarded Best Nurse State Award in 2017 by the Department of Health & Family Welfare of Keralafor rendering excellent and meritorious services.

Mr Mohammed Salih PSNursing Officer Indira Gandhi Hospital Kavaratti, LakshadweepMr Mohammed Salih PS has four decades of experience and is currently working as a Nursing Officerat Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kavaratti serving the government of Lakshadweep. He has worked as StaffNurse in PHC and CHC in Lakshadweep, an island that has difficult areas to serve the community. Hehas done PBDNEA from Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Gandhigram Instituteof Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust, Tamil Nadu. He has attended many in-service education trainingprogrammes such as integrated skill training, biomedical waste management, and TOT for vaccineand cold chain handlers. He has also attended many conferences and workshops. He is actively involvedin national health programmes like pulse polio, RNTCP, NLEP and MMCP. He has been involved incancer and palliative care services and has written a book on cancer to increase awareness of canceramong common people. He has conducted various health awareness programmes.Mr Mohammed Salih out of duty hours has escorted critically ill patients from the island to inland Kochiby air ambulance with limited facility, safeguarding their lives for expert management. He has alsogiven care to cancer patients and terminally ill patients in their homes. As a life-saving activity, he hassaved the life of a woman and baby by conducting delivery in an emergency situation where she couldnot be transported. He actively involved himself in saving the lives Okhi cyclone victims of AndrothIsland. He has been awarded the best nurse award by TNAl Kerala branch in 2018. He has alsoreceived many appreciation letters from various officers and agencies, He is a dedicated and hardworkingnurse who walks the extra mile to help and serve the sick and needy.

Dr (Smt) Sunita LawrenceProfessor-cum-Principal Pragyan College of Nursing Bhopal, Madhya PradeshDr Sunita Lawrence, a postgraduate in Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, has 37 years of teachingexperience and has been involved in research and administration also. She was the first to be awardedPhD in Nursing in the State of Madhya Pradesh. She has also worked part-time with UNICEF, MadhyaPradesh unit for Indo-Australian project during the year 2000 in preparing midwives through the 18month nurse practitioner midwifery curriculum of Indian Nursing Council. She has excellent teaching,mentoring and counseling skills. She is proficient in using modular training approach and has preparedmany audio and video teaching materials. She is an online counsellor for All India Radio for nurses.



She is an author of many nursing text books and publisher of nursing journals. She has several nationaland international publications to her credit. She has organized and served as resource faculty forseveral national and international conferences and workshops. She has conducted collaborative researchon respectful maternal care with Trained Nurses’ Association of India and white ribbon alliance.Dr Sunita Lawrence has pioneered the establishment of CNE cell in Madhya Pradesh. She is a recipientof women empowerment award by Department of Women & Child Development, Government of India.She has been involved in community services by working beyond her regular duties. Her involvementin providing maternal and child care services in 10 tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh and conductinghealth camps in slums are commendable.

Smt Chhaya Gambhira Patil (Dhanvijay)District Public Health Nurse, District Health Office, District Chandrapur, MaharashtraSmt Chhaya Gambhira Patil has put in 29 years of experience in which she has served the hilly ruralcommunity for 17 years and rural community for 10 years and urban for the remaining period of service.Besides GNM qualification, she has undergone PHN diploma. She has worked in PHCs and currentlyworking as DPHN in District Health Office, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. She regularly visits tribalcommunity to render health services. She has organised immunisation camps and provided deliverysupport in forest villages and Naxalite areas mostly by walking and cycling. She has been involved inall national health programmes particularly in family planning, immunisation, promotion of institutionaldelivery and malaria control. She provides training to Dais on skill updates. She is in charge of RCHprogramme. She is responsible for the district to receive first state rank in immunisation during 2015-16. Smt Chhaya Gambhira Patil has received certificate of appreciation from Health Department forrendering excellent services in epidemic control activities in the district during the year 1991-92. Shehas carried out various radio interviews. Beyond her routine work, she has worked in endemic areas.She is a sincere and committed public health nurse.

Smt Maibam Ranita DeviCommunity Health Officer, Health & Wellness Centre, Awang Wabagai, Imphal West, ManipurSmt Maibam Ranita Devi is presently working in Health & Wellness Centre, Awang Wabagai, ImphalWest, Manipur as Community Health Officer. Although she has only 10 years of experience, she hasmade several changes and high impact in the health centre as well as in the community. Besideshaving BSc (Nursing) qualification, she has undergone one-year certificate course in Community Health.She is a passionate health provider, attending 40-50 outpatients, conducting diagnostic tests, keepingcentre clean and then doing rounds in the community. She visits the elderly and terminally ill patientsat home. She screens community for NCDs and uses technology to remotely connect with a doctor atthe next referral point using smartphones to share pictures of patients with their signs of illnesses.Thus, she established tele-consultation system. She actively participated in all national healthprogrammes. She is known for her innovative nursing practices, role modelling and efficiently maintainingcentre with adequate supplies. Smt Maibam Ranita Devi has carried out lot of preventive and promotiveactivities in the community. She organises health awareness programmes and free blood diagnosticcamps and health camps. She has received many appreciation letters from head of department andvillage authorities. She has been involved in life-saving activities such as provision of first aid andprompt transfer of accident victims to referral hospital. She has also participated in the flood reliefcamp in 2018. She is sincere, devoted and dedicated nurse.

Smt Tejinder Pal KaurStaff Nurse, Government Multispecialty Hospital, Sector 16, ChandigarhSmt Tejinder Pal Kaur has 36 years of experience and is presently working in Government MultispecialtyHospital, Chandigarh. She has worked in multiple settings of the hospital but has contributed significantlyto maternal health. She has attended various training programmes such as food & nutrition, managementof operation theatre, NCDs and family planning. She is also associated with national health programmessuch as leprosy control, HIV/AIDS and other communicable as well as non-communicable diseases.She is an asset for operation theatre as well as performing lifesaving activities during emergencies

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with successful outcomes. Her contributions towards gynaecological procedures, laparoscopic surgeriesand new born resuscitation are commendable. She is dedicated, responsible & diligent nurse andprovides extraordinary care to patients with her skill and knowledge. She has established goodinterpersonal relationship with all her colleagues.Smt Tejinder Pal Kaur has received certificate of appreciation from Director, Health & Family Welfare,Chandigarh Administration, medical superintendent and head of anaesthesia department for heroutstanding contributions in gynaecology department and operation theatre of the government hospital.

Shri Satish Chand GuptaNurse Grade-1, SMS Hospital Jaipur, RajasthanShri Satish Chand Gupta is presently working as Nurse Grade-1 in SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan.He has a total of 29 years of experience in both service and education. He played active role indevelopment of a trauma centre in the hospital. His special contributions are in trauma care, malnutritiontreatment centre, and national health programmes. He remains on duty beyond his official duty hoursin case of emergencies in ICU trauma centre. He has been a resource faculty and training coordinatorfor many training programmes.Shri Satish Chand Gupta has rendered services during the outbreak of Swine Flu in 2015. He hascoordinated many training programmes and initiated malnutrition treatment centre in tribal areas. Hehas been involved in blood donation camps voluntarily. He has received Florence Nightingale Award in2010 a state level award from Director (PH) & Health Department, Rajasthan and Registrar, RajasthanNursing Council for his excellent nursing services.

Smt Aska SalomeRetired Principal, School of Nursing, Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, TelanganaSmt Aska Salome has 34 years of professional experience in both service and education. She hasretired from government service as Principal, School of Nursing, Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad,Telengana in 2005. Besides her BSc (Nursing) qualification, she has additional diploma in counsellingin 1982. She has few publications in journals and has presented papers. She had been very active inprofessional associations such as TNAI at state and national level. She has participated in many stateand national conferences and workshops. She is a dedicated staff, with high devotion to duty. She hadmotivated her staff and performed duties during emergencies. Smt Aska Salome had greatly extendedsocial services to community in addition to professional service. She conducted free eye camps alongwith Lion’s Club offering volunteer service to disabled. She received three state level awards for hermeritorious services and certificate of appreciation from Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1975 forher meritorious services in running mobile eye camps in rural and remote areas of Andhra Pradesh. In2005, she also received award of appreciation from the hospital for her commendable services.

Smt Sikha DebStaff Nurse, Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Bidurkarta, Chomuhani,Agartala West, TripuraSmt Sikha Deb is working presently as nursing in charge in the office of the Directorate of Medical Education(DME), Tripura. Working in the State of Tripura which has more than 50% tribal population in difficultareas, has been a challenge to serve and provide health services. She has worked in various capacitiesduring her 26 years of experience as staff nurse, sister in charge, nursing tutor and nursing in charge. Shehas also completed PB BSc (Nursing) as well as Post Basic Diploma in Mental Health Nursing. She hasalso undergone a three month WHO Fellowship on Mental Health Nursing from NIMHANS. She hassignificantly contributed to the prevention and promotion of mental health. She has been involved in manynational health programmes and community health programmes. On behalf of TNAI, she has conductedworkshops and training programmes for professional development of staff from Tripura. Smt Sikha Deb,beyond her regular duties has been involved in organising blood donation camps, outreach health campson NCD, awareness programmes on drug addiction, HIV/AIDS, and psychiatric problems for the hillytribal and slum people of Tripura. She has also rendered services to hilly and tribal people during times ofepidemic/endemic seasons for example diarrhoea. She managerial skills too.



Smt Sunita RawatSister-in-Charge, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Coronation/ Mahatma Gandhi ShatabdiCentre for Ophthalmic Sciences, District Hospital Dehradun, UttarakhandSmt Sunita Rawat is working as Sister-in-Charge of Eye Department of Mahatma Gandhi ShatabdiCentre for Ophthalmic Sciences District Hospital, Dehradun. Besides her GNM qualification, she hasundergone four-week training on Ophthalmic Nursing Techniques. She has a total of 27 years ofexperience. She has worked mostly in Eye Department and is in-charge of National Health Programmeon Control of Blindness. The other areas worked are Emergency, ICCU, Paediatric, Labour Room, andOrthopaedic units. She has participated in various free eye camps in hilly and tribal areas that areunderserved and unapproachable areas of Uttarakhand. She has assisted in more than 55,000 freecataract surgeries and other ocular surgeries under the national program for control of blindness in eyecamps as well as hospital. Smt Sunita Rawat is a sincere, hardworking and committed nurse. She hasreceived appreciation letter for her outstanding contribution towards national health program on controlof blindness. She has also received certificate of excellence for eye donation and exemplary servicesfrom medical superintendent.

Smt Susheela DeviStaff Nurse PPC Saidpur Ghazipur, Uttar PradeshSmt Susheela Devi is working in PPC Saidpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh and has a total of 25 years ofexperience. Her experiences are mainly in the area of women’s health. Being in a district women’shospital, she is involved mainly in conducting deliveries, counselling high risk pregnant women, insertionof PPIUCD, contraceptive care, and other family planning activities. She has conducted 886 deliveriesand done 30 PPIUCDs within a year i.e. during 2018-19.Smt Susheela Devi is a sincere and dedicated nurse. She has received appreciation letter from MedicalSuperintendent for her significant contribution to the community, especially women.

Smt Sandhya Rani Jana (De)District Public Health Nursing Officer, Office of Chief Medical Officer of Health Alipurduar,West BengalSmt Sandhya has rendered 26 years of commendable service in the field of Reproductive, Maternal,Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) services and public health. Besides her educationalqualification of GNM, BSc and DCHNEA, she has also undergone diploma in information technology.She is known for her strong motivating skills, good leadership and management skills. She executesexcellent planning, coordination and implementation of all national health programs in the rural, urban,hilly and tribal communities. She has developed innovative health related IEC materials such as self-composed songs, write-ups and street drama. She has played a very important role in planning forcommissioning of District Vaccine store. She has significantly contributed towards transforming thelabour rooms into ‘Model Labour Rooms’ of all delivery points in the district. She has generated anexcellent flow sheet on model labour room and prepared care protocols.As a district level officer, she even works beyond her normal sphere of work by planning and implementingMothers’ Picnic, an innovative scheme for increasing institutional delivery, safe motherhood, new-borncare and immunisation. This scheme is implemented across the State as ‘Alipurduar model’. She hascontributed in life saving techniques by delivering twin babies resulting in safe mother and babies. Sheis a proactive part of the health care team and contributes significantly to public health. She stands outas a role model for all staff especially for the nursing cadre.

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The articles should follow the following sequence: Title; Name(s) of author(s) with designation;Complete address for correspondence; Abstract (in research articles); Introduction or background;Literature Review (in Short); Methodology; Results and Discussions; Conclusion; References-re-cent references (5-10) should be used. Ideally, the articles should be 1500 to 2000 words long.Illustrations, diagrams, photographs should be preferably in black and white; if in colour, theseshould have good reproducibility.

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I am delighted to greet you all today on the occasion of the National Florence NightingaleAwards ceremony. The Government of India instituted these awards in 1973. They are namedafter Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, and the very icon of selfless care.

I congratulate the 36 nursing professionals who are being conferred with the NationalFlorence Nightingale Awards for their meritorious services. I offer my felicitations to the entirenursing fraternity for their sincere dedication and services to fellow citizens. I also wish toacknowledge the sacrifice of Late Mrs. Lini Puthuserry who is today being honoured posthu-mously for her unsurpassed dedication while taking care of patients during the Nipah virusoutbreak in Kerala.

Nurses play a vital role in delivering quality and cost effective health care, addressingmultiple health challenges and responding to health needs of individuals, families and com-munities. The world is more and more in need of care and compassion, and nurses indeedare a symbol of seva, shushrusha, karuna. For patients and their families, nurses are theface of health care services. Your contribution is immense and I am glad to know that the World Health Organisation hasannounced 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Mid-wife. Incidentally, 2020 will also mark the 200th birth anniversary ofFlorence Nightingale.

Our nurses serving in community health centres and hospitals, have played an important role in successful implemen-tation of national health programmes like eradication of polio, malaria 2 and HIV/AIDS. I am happy to note that this year’sawardees have made commendable contribution in these areas.

The Government of India launched the Ayushman Bharat initiative to provide quality and comprehensive primary healthcare to people of all walks of life. More than 64 lakh beneficiaries have been admitted for treatment under this programmeand more than 20 thousand hospitals have been empanelled. I hope that those States which are yet to adopt and implementthe Ayushman Bharat programme shall also do so at the earliest. This is a monumental health care programme, in whosesuccess the nursing community shall play a key role. Your service and kindness towards the patients represent the healingtouch which carries a ray of hope so important for those who are ailing.

There is a considerable increase in the demand for specialized, competent and highly skilled nurses. There is also arising demand of human resource for third and fourth level care, which requires quality training institutes. To achieve this,the Government has taken several initiatives for further development of pre-services and in-service training, education andupgradation of nursing services.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have an increasing number of elderly people who deserve and require proper geriatric care.Earlier this week, the King and Queen of Sweden had visited Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Queen does a lot of work on issuesconcerning health and welfare of elderly people. We discussed how elderly people across the world need care and supportas they experience ageing-related issues. They may also suffer from ailments such as dementia. In India, families take careof our elders in their old age. However, with changing lifestyles the demand for professional care-givers to take care of theelderly is on the rise. These care-givers, who need not be trained nurses, would certainly benefit from basic training ingeriatric care. Our 3 nursing training institutions can consider developing short training programs for such care-givers too.

Due to your sense of service and devotion to duty, all of you from the nursing fraternity, whether in government orprivate sectors, have earned tremendous respect and admiration. This admiration is also evident beyond our nationalborders. While serving overseas, you have brought credit to our nation as well as contributed significantly through yourremittances. Through your disciplined attitude and high level of professionalism, you have earned tremendous goodwill inall parts of the world.

As we honour the outstanding nursing professionals of the country, I wish you all success. The country is grateful foryour selfless services and dedication. I trust that the awardees will truly inspire the entire nursing community to rededicatethemselves to quality healthcare.

Thank you, Jai Hind!

Address by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind on theOccasion of Presentation of National Florence Nightingale Awards

For Nursing Personnel on 5 December 2019

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Nomination Sheet: TNAI Delhi State Branch Election 2020Post Name and Address of the Nominee TNAI No.

President

Vice President

Secretary

Joint Secretary

Treasurer

SNA Advisor

Chairperson – Programme Committee

Chairperson – Membership Committee

Chairperson – Public Health Nursing Section

Chairperson – Nursing Service Section

Chairperson – Nursing Education Section

Chairperson – Economic Welfare Committee

Representative ANM/LHV Committee

[(As per the TNAI Constitution Rules & Regulations and Bye-laws (Revised and approved by Council/HOD 2012)]1. Last date for receiving Nominations is 17 February, 2020 (6 weeks from the date of Publication)2. The election of all the office of the Branch shall be held at the annual or biennial meeting of the

Branch.3. Returning Officer and Election Committee Members are not eligible to contest for election.4. Both the nominator as well as nominee shall be a life member of TNAI.5. The members holding office positions in TNAI shall not hold office positions in parallel Nursing

Organizations and vice versa. For acquiring the new post the members will have to relinquish theformer post.

6. A member working and residing in a state or Union Territory shall be the member of the branch ofTNAI. In case of temporary change of resident e.g. study; deputation etc. for a period of morethan a year, the member shall be given an option for changing his/her membership to the temporaryplace of resident after informing the headquarters and the former and latter state branches.

7. The nominator and Nominee should be working and residing in the same state or Union Territoryshall be eligible for contesting election and casting the vote.

Nominator’s Signature ______________________Nominator’s TNAI No. ______________________Nominator’s Name and Address_______________________________________________________Nominator’s Email/Mobile No. ________________

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8. The members who are residing outside the country and state shall not be eligible for contestingelection.

9. Members who are or had been involved in litigation with the Association without first representingthe grievances to the grievances committee shall not be eligible to contest and shall have novoting rights and same will be applicable to the members who are facing disciplinary proceedingsin their work situation/sphere.

10. Outgoing office bearers who completed one term shall be eligible for re-election for one more term.11. Any life member of TNAI may make nominations for all the offices of the TNAI State/UT Branch,

but the nomination for the President and Secretary shall be made only from those who haveserved for one term (four years) as the EC members/office bearers at any time.

12. A break of four years after two consecutive terms (8 years) is necessary for the President/Secretaryof the branch.

13. For the offices of President and Secretary all valid nominations shall be included in the ProvisionalBallot Paper. For other offices the names of three members having highest number of nominationsshall be included in the Ballot Paper.

14. The Chairperson of the Public Health Nursing Section, Nursing Service Section, Education Sectionand Representatives of Health Visitor’s League (HVL)/ANM should be elected from their respectivefield only.

15. The nomination Sheet duly filled and completed by the nominator i.e. complete address, TNAInumber along with the signature shall be sent to the Returning Officer within six weeks of itspublication in the TNAI Bulletin.

16. Please mark the envelope “Nomination sheet – TNAI Delhi State Branch Election 2020”.17. Completed Nomination Sheet(s) and all other correspondence related to election to be sent to the

following address: Mrs Om Kumari Kathuria, Returning Officer, TNAI Delhi State Branch Election2020, C/o TNAI Headquarters, L-17, Florence Nightingale Lane, Green Park, New Delhi-110016.

Election Result: TNAI Andhra Pradesh State Branch 2019The elections of TNAI Andhra Pradesh State Branch were held on 19 November, 2019 at St. Ann’sCollege of Nursing, St. Ann’s Hospital, MG Road, Vijayawada- 520002, Andhra Pradesh. The follow-ing office bearers were declared elected: 1. President: Prof CR Shamsheer Begum, TNAI No. 27280,House No. 15-15-16, BR Complex Apartments, Near Supreme Hotel, Beach Road, Maharanipet,Vishakapatnam-520002. 2. Vice-President: Dr T Annamma, TNAI No. 45940, Narsi Reddy ApartmentGz, Maddu Nagar, 2nd Tam, Kurnool-518002. 3. Secretary: Ms Krothapalli Susila, TNAI No. 95506, FlatNo.508 R-II, Skylark Towers, Syamala Nagar II Extension, Guntur- 522006. 4. Joint Secretary: Ms YPadmaja, TNAI No. 22085, H No 9/2nd Cross Road, Aj Aghraharam-522004. 5. Treasurer: Ms G Lokeswari,TNAI No. 147792, Prashanthi Nagar, Narasannapet, Srikakulam (Dist.)- 532421. 6. SNA Advisor: Dr MSatyavalli, TNAI No. 45938, Govt. College of Nursing, RMC, Pitampuram Road, Kakinada, East Godavari-533003. 7. Chairperson- Membership Committee: Ms K Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, TNAI No. 108004, Govt.College of Nursing, KGH Campus, Vishakapatnam. 8. Chairperson- Programme Committee: Mrs KVSridevi, TNAI No. 260211, 2-31 Throvagunta Prakasam Dt Kacheri Center Throvagunta PO- 523001. 9.Chairperson- Nursing Education Committee: Mrs D Ushapannagveni, TNAI No. 94923, H. No. G-4 16-6-3/3, Udaya Residency Official Colony, 2nd Lane, Maharanipeta, Vishakapatnam-530002. 10. Chairper-son- Nursing Service Section: Ms K Padmavathi, TNAI No. 140779, W/o Mr T Ravi, Flat No. 4/A2, DoorNo. 40-15-1-19/2 Rajasree Residency, Brundavan Colony, Bandar Road, Vijaywada- 520002. 11. Chair-person- Research Committee: Mrs B Ananthamma, TNAI No. 302694, Rajahamsa Kingdom Apartment,Flat No 305 Near Bus Stand Shirdinagar, Anantapur-515001. 12. Chairperson- Public Health NursingSection: Ms B Sireesha Bai, TNAI No. 264086, 1-228, Lakshmipuram Thanda, Uppalapadu, Rajupalem(Md), Guntur- 522615. 13. Chairperson: LHV/ANM Committee: Juthika Leela, TNAI No. 322990, LIG-144 Phase-II, Vuda Colony, Cantonment, Vizianagaram-535003.

Sr. Florence, Returning Officer, Andhra Pradesh State BranchPrincipal of St Ann’s College of Nursing, St Ann’s Hospital, MG Road

Vijayawada- 520002, Andhra Pradesh


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