SA nurses struggle as we celebrate their special day
On Wednesday the world recognises Florence Nightingale's birthday, May 12, as International Nurses Day
12 May 2021 - 06:00 By Shonisani Tshikalange and Alex Patrick
Health workers at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town protested on International Nurses Day last year for better working conditions after two of their colleagues died with Covid-19. Since then many others have died as the virus continues to spread.
Image: Esa Alexander
Never in recent history has there been a time more important to look back and appreciate nurse Florence Nightingale, who discovered the link between disease and healthcare, from the cleanliness of wards to the food and quality of the air patients received.