Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute on International Nurses’ Day
President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday saluted South Africa’s nurses and thanked them for their critical contribution to the country’s well-being, in a message to mark International Nurses’ Day.
“As a nation, we owe our well-being to the untiring commitment of nurses, whose positive impact on our lives reaches beyond our physical health,” Ramaphosa said.
He described nursing staff as “the front line of our health-care system” and said they deserved the gratitude of all South Africans, particularly as the country confronted the Covid-19 pandemic.
“They provide comfort and counsel to the vulnerable and they are at our side from birth to the instant of death. More broadly, nurses are community-builders, mentors, counsellors and educators who provide psychosocial support, beyond the medical domain, to the communities in which they are based and are at the forefront of our fight against many social ills.
“Nurses are therefore central to our achievement of a better life for all South Africans.”
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