Nurse, heal thyself
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Kottayam is the 'nursing belt' of Kerala. Christian missionaries played a big role as mediators for nurses to travel abroad in the area. (HT photo)
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Caritas nursing school is one of the oldest nursing schools of Kottayam. (HT photo)
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A photo of Jasminsha M, president United Nurses Association. Around 2.75 lakh Kerala nurses have joined it in the past 2 years. (HT photo)
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Nurse Marina Jose at her home in Kottayam after coming back from Iraq. (HT photo)
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Marina on the way to her hospital in Iraq. (HT photo)
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Nurse Marina Jose on duty at a hospital in Tikrit, Iraq. (HT photo)
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Sunita Gopi, who comes from a poor family, went to Iraq to repay financial debts. (HT photo)
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