IRRC No. 289

Regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal, amended text adopted by the Council of Delegates (Budapest, 1991)

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Abstract
Following the postponement of the 26th International Conference, the Council of Delegates, meeting in Budapest in November 1991, adopted the amended version of the Regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal.The amended text redefines the criteria for the award of the medal and does away with the adverse distinction drawn between men and women exercising the same profession. Indeed, until the Regulations were amended, the medal could be awarded exclusively to women.

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