Lifelong passion of 94-year-old retired nurse in China's Nanchang

STORY: Lifelong passion of 94-year-old retired nurse in China's Nanchang DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Jinyuan 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG JINYUAN, Retired nurse in Nanchang STORYLINE: Zhang Jinyuan is 94 years old, however she has never stopped pursuing her nursing dream in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. 20 years ago, Zhang won the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international honor for nurses. Recently she has been awarded the 2023 International Achievement Award by the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF). In 2000, Zhang, together with other 17 retired nurses, set up a volunteer nursing service team in the province. Now, more and more volunteers are joining the volunteer nursing workforce, with the total number reaching more than 19,700. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG JINYUAN, Retired nurse in Nanchang "I have three goals. Firstly, I want to prov

Israel celebrates International Nurses Day

STORY: Israel celebrates International Nurses Day DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: REHOVOT, Israel CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations in hospitals STORYLINE: Israeli nurses on Wednesday celebrated International Nurses Day (IND) at Kaplan Hospital in the central Israeli city of Rehovot. International Nurses Day is observed every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) celebrated the day for the first time in 1965. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rehovot, Israel. (XHTV)