Durban — Inanda C Community Health Centre management and nursing staff held a high tea gathering at the weekend as the culmination of Women’s Month.
The centre’s monitoring and evaluation manager, Nonhlanhla Shabalala, thanked the staff for their dedication, commitment and hard work.
The nurses dedicate their lives to assist patients and often miss out on valuable time with their families, she said. The purpose of the event was to appreciate their staff for all they do.
“When the women arrive in the home, they brighten up the room and everything is warmer and the children are happy,” Shabalala said.
The nurses dressed in their best outfits, sang, shared poetry and messages of hope with guest speakers and also prayed together. The message they sent was ‘Wathint’ abafazi wathint’ imbokodo’ (you strike the women, you strike the rock).
The centre’s CEO, Dr Nosipho Mgobhozi, said women have to encourage each other and ‘fix each other’s crowns’ if need be.
“When you see your fellow women facing a stumbling block, do not gossip about them but offer them assistance. Also, the fear of God is important because it keeps you grounded and things fall into place,” said Mgobhozi.
Meanwhile, KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane wrapped up Women’s Month on Friday with a strong health awareness message during her department’s Women’s Day celebration picnic in Ballito.
Simelane said no woman should succumb to diseases like breast cancer, cervical cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, gender-based violence, or femicide in this day and age when help and support are readily available.
She expressed concern about breast cancer, which continues to claim the lives of women unnecessarily.
“In this day and age, no woman should die of breast cancer. I urge each of you to perform regular breast self-examinations, especially from the age of 40, or earlier if you have a family history of breast cancer.”
“We decided to host this picnic because experience has shown us that we can no longer assume that just because someone is a health-care worker, they are healthy in body, mind and soul,” she said.
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