TEHRAN – Without nurses, no hospitals can be built and no healthcare system can develop. Nurses are the heart of the medical system.

The National Day of Nurses in Iran which coincides with the birth anniversary of Hazrat Zeinab (SA) is celebrated annually on Jumada al-Awwal 5 [the fifth month of the 12 lunar months in the Islamic calendar], which fell on November 30 this year.

Nurses play a vital role in providing care, comfort, and compassion for patients and their families.

“Protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and population” are among their duties.

With their devotion to the fight against Coronavirus, nurses marked the moments of their lives for more than 2 years with patience, sacrifice, and enduring many hardships to serve the patients, which should be praised and take measures to solve their problems.

Gov. backs nursing community

President Ebrahim Raisi said at the ceremony of nurses’ commemoration, held on Wednesday in Tehran, announced to back the nursing society.

The government supports all measures that strengthen the nursing community, he further highlighted, appreciating the medical staff for their efforts in coronavirus era.