Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Non-Executive Member
Theme: “Honoring the Heart of Healthcare”
Greetings to SayPro leadership, partners, community leaders, health professionals, and most importantly, our courageous and compassionate nurses.
As a Non-Executive Member of the SayPro Royal Committee, it is an honour to stand before you today to mark this special occasion—National Nurses Day 2025. This day reminds us all of a truth that too often goes unspoken: nurses are the unsung heroes of every community.
Nurses are the first to arrive and often the last to leave. They comfort the sick, stand with the dying, uplift families, and provide healing where it’s most needed. Through SayPro and our Centre for Medical Resources (CMR), we have witnessed how nurses serve not only as healthcare professionals—but as counsellors, educators, and emotional pillars.
Even in the most resource-limited areas, even in moments of crisis, nurses continue to give their best—with humility, courage, and relentless dedication. They are the very heart of healthcare.
As a Non-Executive Member, my role is to observe, advise, and support the direction of the Royal Committee. And in my observations, I can confidently say: there is no profession more deserving of national celebration and structural support than nursing.
Therefore, today I wish to affirm three personal commitments as part of my role on the Royal Committee:
- To advocate for better working conditions for nurses, especially in rural and underfunded areas.
- To ensure that nurses are included in all strategic dialogues and cultural events, so they are recognized both institutionally and traditionally.
- To be a voice for nurses in every boardroom and decision-making platform I am part of, championing investment in their development and well-being.
To every nurse—your hands carry more than medicine. They carry hope. They carry healing. They carry the future of our communities.
Let this day not only be one of celebration but of renewed commitment—from SayPro, from government, from civil society, and from every citizen.
Happy National Nurses Day 2025.
We salute you, we thank you, and we stand beside you.
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[Timothy Mogoro]
Non-Executive Member
SayPro Royal Committee
“With Gratitude and Respect, We Honor You.”