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Mr. Michael Mahamoud Mahamah, former First National Vice President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has commended Ghanaian nurses for dedicating the best of their knowledge, solidarity and service to preserving and restoring the health of the Ghanaians.
He said nurses deserve praise from across the country for the frontal role they played in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country in helping to control and stop the spread of the deadly virus.
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Mahamah, who is also a former professor at the University of Development Studies (UDS), gave the eulogy at a symposium to mark the Northern Region celebrations of this year’s International Nurses Day (IND) held in Tamale on Tuesday. past (December 1, 2020). on the theme “Nursing the world to health: Projecting the true value of Ghanaian nurses and midwives”.
The day is observed and celebrated by nurses on May 12 of each year to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the “Mother” of modern nursing, and to project the profile of the nursing profession to the world.
However, the event was postponed until due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Speaking on the theme of the celebration, Mr. Mahamah said that nurses, as key health professionals in Ghana, were in a unique position to act as powerful advocates for a healthy country, as nurses and midwives constituted up to the 80 percent of qualified healthcare professionals. workforce in most of the country’s health facilities.
He said they also represent a potential force for change to meet the needs of “Health for All” in the 21st century.
“In fact, the contribution of nurses to health services covers the entire spectrum of medical care and it is clear that nurses are the backbone of most health care teams in Ghana,” he emphasized.
However, Mahamah pointed out that the attitudes and behaviors of some nurses towards patients in recent times have reinforced the negative perceptions that a segment of society has about the profession.
So she took the opportunity to call out the few “crazy bad guys” who have emerged in the nursing profession to change their ways to help erase those negative perceptions.
Projecting the nursing profession
The retired nurse said that although the public held nurses in high regard, they knew very little about what nurses actually do and therefore asked the GRNMA to find a way to secure funding to advance the nursing profession. in Ghana to let the public know more about it. profession that allows them to appreciate the work of nurses in society.
Welfare / Warning
The Northern Regional President of GRNMA, Mr. Abukari Alhassan, in his welcoming address paid an enthusiastic tribute to his deceased members in the key region among them was Bagza-Naa Alhassan Amadu, popularly known as Chief Alhassan, who was a child , women’s rights and family planning advocate who passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
He revealed that the association, both nationally and regionally, carried out its work and responded head-on to the COVID-19 pandemic that included the donation of Personal Protection equipment to its members in all districts, as well as ensuring constant monitoring for the prompt intervention.
He encouraged members to work energetically to save lives in the country and assured them that their interests were paramount, so their well-being will be protected along with the deployment of wellness packages for their benefit.
Nanton Naa Mahamudu V, who chaired the event, admonished young nurses and midwives to minimize the time they spend on their mobile phones at work and pay close attention to patient care and also not allow money to reduce their focus. as nurses in the country.
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