Abra, Philippines – A nurses group launched their version of the Purple Ribbon Campaign and called for the immediate passage of the Reproductive Health Bill in Bangued, Abra last June 28, 2011. Close to a hundred nurses working in hospitals, schools and communities attended the event.
The launching of the Purple Ribbon Campaign – the national campaign for the support and passage of the RH Bill – was initiated by the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates International (AYNLA) Abra Chapter, the first nursing organization to be formally organized in the province of Abra. The launching happened after the Chapter’s General Assembly & Orientation. AYNLA Abra Chapter is also the first chapter of AYNLA to launch its own version of the Purple Ribbon Campaign giving its full support to their national organization which is in full support of the passage of the RH Bill.
