In 2022, the theme for IND is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health. #IND2022 focuses on the need to invest in nursing and respect the rights of nurses in order to build resilient, high quality health systems to meet the needs of individuals and communities now and into the future.

The International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day celebrated around the world on May 12 (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) of each year, to mark the contributions nurses make to the society.