Published at: 12/05/2025 08:48 AM

Every May 12, International Nurses Day is celebrated in honor of the birth of Florence Nightingale, an Italian woman who dedicated her life to caring for the sick.

Nightingale was the creator of this professional career in London, England, in the year 1860 where she founded the School of Nurses and promoted the Hospital System in this European country.

She did an important job when the Crimean War broke out in 1884, becoming a hero in organizing an extraordinary nursing service and for this reason she received the Order of Merit awarded for the first time to a woman.

He died on August 13, 1910 in London, leaving a great humanitarian and revolutionary legacy.

It is worth noting that during the pandemic, a large army of health women were on the front lines of the fight to face the battle against COVID-19 in Venezuela with professionalism.

Mazo News Team