Nyangabgwe celebrates excellence

ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent | Monday April 26, 2010 00:00

 

Last Wednesday, a total of 18 workers from the surgery department got a special thank you for the hard work they put in each day. This was in the form of a prize giving ceremony where certificates were awarded to the workers in various cadres of doctors, nurses and industrial staff.

'It's an honour and a motivation for me to aim higher,' said Dr Gaerolwe Masheto, one of the two surgeons who received a certificate for being the best doctor.

He said 'challenging' doesn't even begin to describe all the work he and others do at the surgery department in Nyangabgwe Hospital. He said one has to be determined to work in such an environment with limited facilities.

Maemo Cynthia Robert, who was among the best nurses, attributed her achievement to hard work, dedication and diligence. She said she has encountered some challenges in her work ever since she started as a nurse in 2006, noting that at times she had to sympathise with relatives of patients and put herself in their shoes.

'This reward is a great achievement and it encourages me to move forward because I can see that what I had planned for is finally happening,' said the 27 year-old nurse.

Another jovial recipient was 42 year-old Patricia Nthekela who is a cleaner in the surgical division. She said,'I am proud of this prize. It shows that I am performing well'.

She said she started working at Nyangabgwe as a grounds lady in 2001 and was promoted the following year to be a cleaner. 'I encourage other cleaners to take their job seriously and treat it as any other job for it to gain the respect that it deserves,' she said with a smile.

Delivering his speech, Caiphus Gabana, the public relations officer for Nyangabgwe Hospital said there is need to motivate people like this because 'a leaf will only flourish if it is part of a healthy plant, growing on fertile, well watered soil.

So individual wellbeing can only be sustained by building healthy communities. Perhaps it is time we abandon our arrogant belief system, claiming that our civilisation is unsinkable. Our focus is far too often to fight for the best deck chair on the Titanic when we should be looking at saving the ship, not the deck chair'.

He encouraged all the health workers to dream big, work hard and not to complain, noting that complaining does not work as a strategy.  He said instead they should invest the energy in solving the problem rather than complaining about it.

He also urged them not to be obsessed with what people think about them. 'We spend too much time worrying about what others think of us. Look for the best in everyone, for a man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes other's,' said the PRO.