The regular General Assembly of the Order of Nurses in Lebanon held its special session yesterday at Beit al Tabib in Beirut to discuss and endorse the financial and administrative statement in the presence of Antoine Romanas, representing the Health Minister. Former Order president Helen Samaha Nuwaihid outlined in her speech the Order’s accomplishments in the past three years and congratulated the newly winning President by acclamation Dr. Nuhad Yazbik Dumit. The session then moved to discuss the agenda by citing and discussing the administrative report and passing the 2014 budget followed by announcing the names of candidates and beginning the electoral process. After counting the votes, the ballot office announced the results as follows:
- Order Council membership, university degree holders: Shams Hassan Issa and Rabia Sakht Sidi and technical degree holders Abir Saleh Edelbi
-Disciplinary Council membership of university degree holders, Mariette Wehbeh Majdalani and university professor of nursing by acclamation Lina Afif Younan.
- Pension and Financial Aid Fund membership of university degree holders, Christia Shakib Suaibi, Tamar Ohanes Mkardashian, Nazik Antounios Azar and Gizelle Chemali Hajal, and of technical degree Rula Iskandar Adem and Gladis Maroun Antakli. (Al Diyar, Al Mustaqbal, 22 June 2015)