Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Nov 9: Nursing officer, government TB hospital Vamanjoor, Premalatha Saldanha received National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award at a grand event organized by the Press Council of India on October 30.

The star studded event organised in the Karnataka State Government Employees Association Auditorium at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru showed the prestigious nature of the award with dignitaries crossing all genres of social services. The award also presented the Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice for the year 2021. The National Press Council of India and The News Papers Association of Karnataka jointly presented the prestigious award of The National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 to Premalatha Saldanha.

Premalatha Saldanha is working as a nursing officer, Government TB hospital Vamanjoor since 11 years and with overall service of 23 years. She had done her general nursing in Wenlock district hospital and PCBSc in MV Shetty. She has earlier worked in Chennaraya Patna taluk hospital, prime health centre Bajpe and Wenlock district hospital.