Nurses and Midwives- Unmarched dedication.

I spent most of yesterday at Ridar Hotel, Seeta (Mukono) in a  room full of midwives and nurses from mostly health training institutions across the country.

Agenda- How to improve professionalism and quality of the nurse and midwife through training and online adaption.
I joined this meeting on the last day. It had been taking place since Tuesday. For most of the day on Thursday, the nurses and midwives delved into the nursing profession, what can be done to make the new graduates better, how can they curb errant professionals and how to adapt new practices in training like online.

I attend many meetings locally and internationally, but i was completely humbled by the level ofcommittment.
Here was group of about 200 people who discussed nothing but how to improve their profession. No politiking, no shouting- just plain clear headed discussions. They even brought in a former young student nurse to narrate his experience as an intern from IUIU in Mbale as a way of enriching the discussions and finding solutioons through evidence based talk.

Then they concluded their meetigns with the nurse's anthem that goes along the lines of "we have been called by God to love and serve..." something to that effect. And truly, they are men and women of service. How truly humbling! They even acknowledge the negative perception people have about them- the por service, but they just trudge on continue with their service and how to improve.
Many times, the senior nurses caurtioned the young ones yesterday that no mother should die while giving birth!!

I sat next to one of the long serving trainers Prof. Jerome Kalyakanga from Mbarara University of Science and Technology. The Prof. shared some of the discouraging episodes in their profession like midwives having to feel the heartbeat of the infants with their bare hands yet there are affordbale machines to do this.

"Nobody cares really, sometimes you feel like giving up, but you draw courage from people like this," noted Prof.

Because they are some of the least paid people, the senior nurses encouraged the young ones to walk with their heads tall and continue with service.


If there is one thing i learnt yesterday. It was that in this country, there still exist a several good men and women ready to serve. Undedetered by any circumstance. I salute you nurses, midwives and the countless dedicated doctors!

I, leave you with the below!



"The Eagle does not fight the snake on the ground. It picks it up into the sky and changes the battle ground, and then it releases the snake into the sky. The snake has no stamina, no power and no balance in the air. It is useless, weak and vulnerable unlike on the ground where it is powerful wise and deadly. Take your fight into the spiritual realm by praying and when you are in the spiritual realm God takes over your battles. Don't fight the enemy in his comfort zone, change the battle grounds like the Eagle and let God take charge through your earnest prayer.