THE East Street parking lot of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was transformed into a mini fair by the corporation’s nursing staff on May 13 as part of their commemoration of International Nurses’ Day.

The event attracted a large gathering of viewers who were allowed to uplift pamphlets, condoms, posters and other educational material on major health issues and diseases such as the HIV/AIDS and cancer.

Chief Executive Officer of GPHC, Mr. Michael Khan, told a gathering which comprised of mainly mostly nurses that the nursing profession plays an invaluable role in health-care delivery.

He acknowledged that they work round-the-clock under difficult circumstances.

He said that along with HIV/AIDS, there is now Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), another dreaded disease that is raising its ugly head in society, and commended the professional commitment of nurses and the exemplary work they have done and are doing in the quarantined area of the hospital.

Minister of Health, Dr. Lesile Ramsammy, said it was an appropriate time to pay tribute to nurses internationally because of their work and accomplishments.