Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Awarded to COVID-19 Warriors
20 Nov 2023
Context:
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development 2022 was jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the COVID-19 warriors in the country.
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Presented to COVID-19 Warriors
The Jury, chaired by former Chief Justice of India T.S Thakur has outlined that this award was in recognition of the heroic endeavors of the COVID warriors during the global pandemic.
In its announcement statement, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust added, Statistics are hard to come by and are not always reliable, but there is little doubt that the women and men of the medical fraternity soldiered on beyond the call of duty.
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
IMA is the largest represented organization of doctors of the modern system of medicine in India which looks after the interests of doctors as well as the wellbeing of the community at large.
Objective:
To promote and advance medical and allied sciences in all their different branches and to promote the improvement of public health and medical education in India.
Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI):
Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI) is a national organization of nurse professionals at different levels.
Function
To enunciate standards of Nursing Education and implement these through appropriate channels.
About Indira Gandhi Peace Prize:
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual prestigious award. It has been named after former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.
It has been conferred every year since 1986 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. It consists of a monetary award of `25 lakh along with a citation.
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