Kozhikode: "Nurse P.N. Lini, who sacrificed her life to save the Nipah-affected patients, is the epitome of humanity and womanhood,"according to P.K. Sreemathi teacher, MP and former state health minister. "She dedicated her life to save others. Lini is a symbol of love and sacrifice. We lost her and we can't compensate the loss," she said.
Sreemathi teacher was inaugurating a Lini commemoration meeting held by the Kozhikode district committee of Government Nurses Association (KGNA) at Nila auditorium here on Tuesday.
Lini, who was the staff nurse of Perambra taluk government hospital, died on May 21 last year after she contracted the Nipah virus.
Sreemathi teacher congratulated the entire medical team, who fought against the deadly Nipah virus. She announced that KGNA would form a charitable trust for the welfare of the nursing community in the name of Lini.
Actress Parvathy Thiruvoth, chief guest, said that she had called Lini's husband Lajeesh after the death of Lini to express her condolences. She had spent some time with nurses for her movie 'Takeoff' to understand their life. "Ninety-five percent of the hospital jobs are done by nurses, but we are not considering it," she said.
Parvathy is now working with director Ashique Abu on the movie 'Virus' based on the true story of Nipah virus and how the people of Kerala and the authorities dealt with it.
Lajeesh, who attended the programme with his two children, Rithul and Sidharth, said, "Lini had understood that her life was going to end. Her death caused indescribable pain to everyone. She had been in the nursing field for more than six years," he said.
Ajanya, a third-year nursing student and the first survivor of the Nipah virus, also attended the meeting.
She was in the intensive care unit of the Kozhikode Government Medical College along with Lini.
"I remember all the nurses who helped me survive and they have been an inspiration to me to become a nurse and serve the patients with a lot of love and care," she said.
Those who attended the meeting included N.V Anoop, district secretary, KGNA, and Shyamala, district president.
