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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council will train 5,000 nurses from the State on leadership and development skills as part of the ‘Nursing Now - Nightingale Challenge 2020’, initiated by the International Council of Nurses in collaboration with WHO. Investment in midwifery and nurses contribute to economic growth of the country.”S Anigrace Kalaimathi, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council, said, “The WHO challenged to train 20,000 nurses across the globe. The Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives council also planned activities for the next ten months to highlight the importance of the nurses in healthcare system. But Tamil Nadu itself has decided to train 5,000 nurses. The training programme will go on till November 2020, says nurses council registrar..