The Anguilla Nurses Association (ANA) celebrates Nurses Week 2024 from Saturday 4th May, 2024 to Sunday 12th May, 2024, under the adopted International Council of Nursing (ICN) theme, “Our Nurses, Our Future: The Economic Power of Care”.
This theme begs for stakeholders to invest in the development of the Nursing profession. Such an investment paves the way for increased training and scholarship opportunities, expanded Nursing services, improved quality of care, fairer wages, and the like.
Highlights of the week include media releases from the Honourable Premier, Dr. Ellis Webster and President of the ANA, Ms. Jiva Niles; and physical, spiritual, educational and socio-cultural activities.
In this vein, Nurses Week 2024 commenced on Saturday 4th May, 2024 with a Fit to Fete Sunset Walk sponsored by Digicel Anguilla, Lyon Fitness Center, Amore’s Fitness and KSharp Media. The Fit to Fete campaign is an initiative of the Move Ya Body Campaign, Department of Sports and National Chronic Disease Unit that was designed to increase the physical activity of individuals nationwide.
Then too, as it is God who steers the practice of healthcare providers, the Anguilla Community College Registered Nursing Assistant students, nursing staff and retired nurses gathered at the Kingdom Citizens Church on Sunday 5th May, 2024 to worship God our saviour. To strengthen the capacities of Nursing staff, a symposium was organised and facilitated by noteworthy experts in the community.
Finally, the ANA and Ministry of Health will host their 3rd Annual Nurse of the Year Ceremony on Saturday 11th May, 2024. This event is a tier of the National Nursing Recognition Programme. Here, a locally nominated nurse will receive this bestowment. While there are many outstanding nurses within our community, Nurse of the Year nominees were nominated by the general public. These nurses exude professional excellence; furthermore, they are deemed clinical advocates, leaders, mavens and proponents of evidence-based care.
In brief, ANA encourages the general public to support nursing personnel and the profession during this week and the period beyond. Together, we can author the future of Nursing and healthcare.
