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Mutsawashe Mashandure and Obey Musiwa
A TOTAL 148 nurses graduated from the second largest hospital in the country, the Sally Mugabe Central Hospital Nurses and Midwives School in Harare yesterday.
Addressing graduates, guest of honour, Mrs Kezinet Ndlovu, the regional manager of ZB Bank, said she hoped that public and private institutions across the country would benefit from the influx of highly qualified caregivers.
“It is my sincere wish that the knowledge, you the graduates have earned during your training will be applied to provide excellent care to those who seek your services,” she said.
“However it is crucial to remember that certain behaviours can quickly undermine your achievements. Alcohol and drug abuse as well as working while under the influence can severely impact not only your life but also your professional obligations”.
Mrs Ndlovu further reiterated the paramount importance for graduates to be good role models as they embraced the future.
“You should fully embrace what builds you and spend less time on social media like WhatsApp. It is my strong belief that the Zimbabwean healthcare delivery system is still among the finest by world-class standards.
“If one were to take an inventory of Zimbabwean trained professionals throughout the world, we would not be surprised to find them in senior positions regionally and globally,” she said.
This achievement was one of the six building blocks towards the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s Vision 2030 strategy.
Mrs Ndlovu applauded stakeholders for supporting the hospital in complementing the Government’s efforts to achieve sustainable developmental goals.
Speaking at the same event, Mrs Agnes Murombedzi, the Principal Tutor at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, urged the graduates to explore new skills and apply their knowledge as they joined institutions of expertise.
“Go and work hard and aspire to be competent health practitioners as you care for pregnant mothers and their children, regardless of their disabilities or social status. As you enter the world go and shine,” she said.
Mrs Murombedzi said midwives provided more than 87 percent of all social and reproductive health services, which included caring for mothers throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period as well as managing mothers and babies.
Online Reporter