Nurses honoured on international day

State health services organisation (Okypy) honoured nurses for the essential role they play in providing high quality health care on the occasion of the International Nurses’ Day on Friday.

In a “minimum recognition” of the difficult work nurses perform every day, Okypy said that in recent years, especially during the pandemic, they “put their heart and soul into their daily work”.

Nurses “fought in extremely difficult and unprecedent conditions, succeeding fully in their mission in cooperation with medical staff and other health professionals and keeping the health system of our country intact,” the organisation noted.

This year’s message chosen by the International Council of Nurses ‘Our Nurses. Our Future’ takes added significance, Okypy added, expressing its “deep gratitude” to all its nurses.

The statement came a day after doctors’ 24-hour strike over uncertainty in medical malpractice suit insurance, which Okypy said was “unnecessary”.

According to the state organisation, all doctors currently have professional insurance coverage with state guarantee through a transitional arrangement. It added that Procurement underway for coverage from a private insurer is taking longer than expected, but doctors’ unions had been informed in writing.