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Chongqing nurse, 36 others receive service medal

Updated: Sep 6, 2023 By Deng Rui and Tan Yingzi in Chongqing chinadaily.com.cn Print
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A warm welcoming ceremony is held for Gan Xiuni, a recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal this year, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday night. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A warm welcoming ceremony was held for Gan Xiuni, one of this year's winners of the Florence Nightingale Medal, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday night.

The medal, which is presented biannually, is the highest international award given to a nurse.

A warm welcoming ceremony is held for Gan Xiuni, a recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal this year, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday night. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

On May 12, 37 recipients from 22 countries and regions, including Gan, were announced by the International Committee of the Red Cross. On Tuesday, a ceremony and seminar were held in Beijing to commemorate the seven Chinese honorees.

The 59-year-old Gan, director of the nursing department of Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, has given 41 years of her life to the clinical front line, including the emergency department, operating room and departments of ophthalmology and otolaryngology at the hospital.

A warm welcoming ceremony is held for Gan Xiuni, a recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal this year, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday night. [Photo by Li Qinhong/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Over the years, she has stepped forward as a compassionate and determined nurse on many occasions, including during the SARS outbreak, the COVD-19 pandemic and the Wenchuan Earthquake. In 2020, she received the highest award given by the Chinese government for fighting the pandemic.

A warm welcoming ceremony is held for Gan Xiuni, a recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal this year, at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday night. [Photo by Li Qinhong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Gan Xiuni, 59, director of the nursing department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has given 41 years of her life on the clinical front line. She is one of this year's recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Gan Xiuni, 59, director of the nursing department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has given 41 years of her life on the clinical front line. She is one of this year's recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Gan Xiuni, 59, director of the nursing department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has given 41 years of her life on the clinical front line. She is one of this year's recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Gan Xiuni, 59, director of the nursing department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has given 41 years of her life on the clinical front line. She is one of this year's recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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