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Nurses Target Poverty on International Nurses Day
Nurses
worldwide have drawn the attention of public and policy-makers towards
investing in education, health care and sound social policy for
alleviating poverty. In line with this call by the international
nursing community, Aga Khan University (AKU) celebrated International
Nurses Day on May 15, 2004.
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| The
Chief Guest, Dr. Ruth Pfau, Head, Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre
inaugurating the Family Mela. |
This
year's theme, 'Nurses: working with the poor against poverty', encompasses
issues relating to health and poverty in light of the fact that
one billion of the world's six billion people remain deprived of
their basic needs of food, water, sanitation, health care, housing,
and education.
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| Dr.
Yasmin Amarsi, Dean Aga Khan University School of Nursing speaking
at the International Nurses Day held at AKU on 15 May 2004. |
The day
acknowledges nurses' role in alleviating poverty, and increased
awareness amongst the nursing community in particular and people
in general of the vicious cycle of poverty in Pakistan, as well
as in the developing world. The event was also a tribute to the
hundreds and thousands of nurses whose contributions made over the
years helped improve the quality of lives of people through implementation
of sustainable projects in communities.
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| A
family mela was held at AKU to commemorate the International
Nurses Day. |
Dr.
Ruth Pfau, Head, Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre was the chief guest
and Dr. Asma Fauzia Qureshi, Dean, Public Health, Department of
Medical Education, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan,
was the keynote speaker. National nursing leaders and government
officials also attended the programmes held on May 15, 2004 at 4:00
PM at the AKU Auditorium. A family mela, held at the AKU Football
Ground after the programme, was also well-attended and much appreciated.
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