Dr Subadhra Devi Rai � An Exemplary Lecturer and Advocate
On 16 February 2015, Dr Subadhra Devi Rai received news that she won the 2015 International Achievement Award by the International Council of Nurses� (ICN) Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF). She is the first Singaporean to receive this prestigious award. Since 1999, this award has been given every two years to a nurse practitioner who has at least 10 years of experience in Direct Care, Education, Management or Research. For Dr Subadhra, her career has focused on reintegrating refugees at the Thai Myanmar border, gender-based violence and sexual health. Come 21st June 2015, she will be receiving her award at a special FNIF Luncheon held at the ICN Conference in Seoul, Korea, and join in the ranks of other past winners including Sweden�s Anneli Erikkson, who worked with endangered communities which suffered from catastrophes and USA�s Carol Etherington, who worked on community based programmes for people living in the aftermath of war and natural disas...