President Kovind confers National Florence Nightingale Award 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 to Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service Brig S V Saraswati. She has been conferred the award in a virtual ceremony for her immense contribution to the MNS as nurse administrator.

Brig Saraswati as a renowned operation theatre nurse, has



assisted in more than 3,000 lifesaving and emergency surgeries and has trained residents, operation room nursing trainees and auxiliary staff in her career.  National Florence Nightingale Award is the highest national distinction a nurse can achieve for selfless devotion and exceptional professionalism.