Delivered by the Chief Financial Officer, SayPro
Date: 12 May 2025
Theme: “Honoring the Heart of Healthcare”
Good morning, SayPro colleagues, healthcare partners, guests, and most importantly—our frontline heroes, the nurses.
Today, as we gather to celebrate National Nurses Day 2025, I am deeply honored to address you as the Chief Financial Officer of SayPro. While my day-to-day responsibilities often revolve around numbers, budgets, and bottom lines, today is a powerful reminder that some of the most valuable things in our world can’t be measured in rands and cents.
Nurses are the heartbeat of our healthcare system. You are the bridge between diagnosis and healing, between crisis and calm. You are not just caregivers—you are stabilizers, protectors, and in many ways, the greatest return on investment in public health.
At SayPro, and especially through our Centre for Medical Resources (CMR), we understand that meaningful impact doesn’t begin with policies or balance sheets—it begins with people. It begins with you.
That’s why in 2025, we have prioritized significant investment into strengthening nursing services, not just in terms of infrastructure and equipment, but in you—the human capital that sustains health in every corner of our communities.
Some of our key financial commitments this year include:
- The SayPro Nurses Support Fund, dedicated to providing access to professional development, training, and scholarships
- Expanded resource allocation to primary healthcare facilities, where nurses carry the heaviest load
- Financial incentives and wellness grants to recognize and reward outstanding contributions from nurses in underserved regions
- Continued support for technology and digital systems to reduce administrative burdens on nurses, giving you more time to care
These aren’t just numbers in a spreadsheet. These are decisions made with purpose—to honor your work and empower your future.
As the CFO of SayPro, I can tell you this without hesitation: every rand we invest in nursing delivers exponential value—in lives saved, in communities strengthened, in dignity restored.
To all nurses across the SayPro network and beyond: we see you, we appreciate you, and we are committed to walking this journey with you—not just on National Nurses Day, but every day.
You are not just part of the system. You are the system. You hold it together with strength, grace, and humanity.
From the entire finance division at SayPro—thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your impact.
Happy National Nurses Day 2025.
May we continue to invest in you, because you continue to invest in all of us.
[Keamogetswe Toka]
Chief Financial Officer
SayPro