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By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa
The state minister in charge general duties in the ministry of health Anifah Kawooya urged graduating nurses and midwives to stick to their professionalism and desist from getting involved in patient’s mistreatment and harassment which is an outcry in many communities.
Kawooya, who represented the vice president Jessica Alupo Epel made the remarks on Wednesday while presiding over the second graduation ceremony of 388 nurses and midwives at Alice Anume memorial nursing and midwifery school in Pallisa district.
“This is a God’s calling profession in which you do the treatment as he does the healing. Am seeing some of you with babies which is good but don’t get contented with these certificates and diplomas but strive higher in both education and good services to our people,” Kawooya said.
John Francis Okuma, the Iteso Cultural Union-ICU speaker who is the chairman board of governors in Alice Anume memorial nursing and midwifery lauded Kawooya for laying a fountain stone for the teaching hospital in the school premises.
“I call upon the graduands to abide by the standard norms expected of God chosen health workers and not behaviors of others who force themselves into a sensitive profession of health”, Okuma stated.
James Opio, the executive director of Alice Anume memorial nursing and midwifery school said he startled the school given the bitter experience they went through in the hospital when they lost their sister Alice Anume in a painful manner.
“I opened this school not only to bridge the gap of health workers but having health workers who are disciplined, loving, caring and prioritize their patients to avoid unexpected deaths. Am grateful for this occasion because the school now has released over 500 nurses and midwifes to the community and they are doing well, which is encouraging,” Opio said.
John Kennedy Wakida the retired executive secretary of Uganda midwifery and nursing council expressed pleasures for the opening of the teaching hospital saying it was the initiative he advocated for while in office.
Wakida said just like every teachers training college has attached demonstration schools, all nursing and midwifery schools should also have teaching hospitals.
Daudi Papakotulia the principal of the school said this was the second graduation the course conducted since it was opened in 2011.
“We had our first graduation of 195 students in 2018 and this year the registrar John Omusala has a stick of 388 to be conferred with diplomas and certificates,” Papakotulia said.
Alice Anume memorial nursing and midwifery school which is located in Pallisa district begun operation in 2011.
