An educational foundation, the Late Mrs Adeline Minaibi Idem Somiari, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Port Harcourt, ,Rivers State capital has bestowed a prestigious award on the best 2018/2019 graduating student midwife, School of Midwifery, Port Harcourt  .
The foundation which was founded by the children of Late Mrs Adeline Minaibi Somiari, a certified Midwife of Nigeria as part of efforts to immortalise their late mother as well as to contribute their quota to the development of the nursing profession in the country.
This year’s award was the third edition in its series since inception of the award in 2017 and was given to Miss Omenihu Rachael Uche from Imo State and a student of State School of Midwifery, Port Harcourt
Speaking at the award ceremony held at the state school of midwifery, Lort Harcourt, last Wednesday ,the director of Nursing Services in the state, Mrs Sokari Ibiobelari, commended the children of the late trained nurse who was a certified nurse in the state for instituting such an award to immortalise their late mother and keep her dreams in the nursing profession to remain evergreen
She described the Late Mrs Somiari as a core professional whose practices in the nursing profession cut  across the lenth and breadth of this country
She urged  members of the nursing profession in the country to emulate the virtues of their late senior colleague in their practice, adding that the society would be better ,when nurses discharge their duties in accordance with  the oath of their professional callings
Also speaking, the Head of Department, Nursing, University of Port Harcourt, Dr Faith Diogu  while commending the group for the award ,averred that the gesture would encourage the growth of the nursing profession in the country.
She appealed to the organisers to extend the award to student nurses at the University of Port Harcourt to benefit for the programme.
Presenting the award to the 2018/2019 recipients, Barr Tamunokuro Alex Somiari said the establishment of the  foundation  was borne out of their desire to honour the immense contributions of their late mother to the noble profession of nursing and midwifery in the society
He disclosed that his late mother started her nursing career during the colonial era and had practised  across all the regions of the country before she retired from active service
In her responses,the 2018/2019 award recipient,missOmenihu Rachael Uche thanked the group for the recognition ,adding that the award has challenged her to strive harder in pursuit of her nursing education
Miss Omenihu stated that she would ever remain grateful to the group and urged others to emulate the foundation to develop the nursing profession in the state and country as a whole.