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May 20 - Nursing Technician and Auxiliary Day

Bahiana celebrates professionals essential to health systems.

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Established in 2004, the National Day of Nursing Technicians and Auxiliaries celebrates essential vocations for health systems. On this day, health institutions and class associations carry out recognition and professional development actions.

The chosen date, May 20, marks the anniversary of the death of Ana Néri, a pioneer in nursing in Brazil. The first woman in the Book of Heroes of the Homeland, Ana Néri cared for more than six thousand soldiers from all countries involved in the Paraguayan War.