Nurse from Jagatsinghpur Selected for Florence Nightingale Award 2021

Bhubaneswar: Khulana Barik, a staff nurse of Jagatsinghpur DHH, has been selected for the Florence Nightingale Award 2021, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department.

Barik has been handling the delivery of COVID-19 positive pregnant women as well as taking care of newborns despite huge risks.

Proud to share that Khulana Barik, a staff nurse of Jagatsinghpur DHH, has been selected for the #FlorenceNightingaleAward 2021. She has been handling the delivery of #COVID19 positive pregnant women as well as taking care of newborns despite huge risks. @CMO_Odisha #OdishaCares pic.twitter.com/7cpwMcCxtZ

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) June 1, 2022

She will be felicitated by President India Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi but the date and time have not been confirmed yet, as per reports.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Khulana Barik for the award.

ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟସେବା ଯୋଗାଇବା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗୀକୃତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଜାତୀୟ ଫ୍ଲୋରେନ୍ସ ନାଇଟେଙ୍ଗଲ୍ ସମ୍ମାନରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଚିକିତ୍ସାଳୟର ଖୁଲଣା ବାରିକଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଜଣାଉଛି। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ନିଷ୍ଠା ଓ ସମର୍ପିତ ସେବା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ। pic.twitter.com/xUlwG9imyy

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 1, 2022

The Indian Nursing Council, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, gives the Florence Nightingale Award to recognise the contribution of healthcare workers.