NELSON K
Nurses and midwives at Karoli Lwanga Hospital Nyakibale have renewed their commitment to serving patients with kindness, compassion, love, and humanity as they celebrated National Nurses and Midwives Day.
The celebrations, which had originally been scheduled for May 12 to coincide with International Nurses and Midwives Day, were postponed due to the swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
During celebrations held at the Karoli Lwanga School of Nursing church, nurses and midwives expressed pride and joy in their profession and reaffirmed their dedication to saving lives and serving communities with professionalism and care.
While preaching during Holy Mass, the chaplain of Nyakibale Hospital and Karoli Lwanga School of Nursing, Rev. Fr. Ndyomugabe Balthazar, urged nurses and midwives to remain loyal and committed to their calling in order to promote healing and hope in the nation. He encouraged them to embrace unity, cooperation, and humanity, and to serve as true disciples of Christ through their work.
Fr. Balthazar also commended the nurses for extending charity to vulnerable patients struggling with illness and financial hardship. He praised their decision to contribute food and other basic necessities to support needy patients and called upon the wider Rukungiri community to join the initiative through donations and acts of kindness.
The Principal of Karoli Lwanga School of Nursing and Midwifery congratulated the nurses and urged them to remain disciplined, passionate, and professional in their duties. She particularly advised junior nurses and students in training to maintain proper dressing standards, uphold professionalism, and prepare themselves to serve the nation with purpose and integrity.
The Principal Nursing and Midwifery Officer at Nyakibale Hospital, Mrs. Kebirungi Agatha, who also led the organization of the celebrations, thanked staff and the surrounding community for participating in the event. She noted that nurses contributed cash, soap, and food items to support patients facing hunger and financial challenges in the hospital.
Mrs. Agatha said the charity initiative would continue because the hospital frequently receives vulnerable patients, including some brought in by police without food or financial support. She appealed to members of the community to continue supporting the initiative.
She also encouraged fellow nurses, medical attendants, and students to remain passionate about their profession and to uphold the guiding principle of “Love and Service,” saying compassion and humanity would continue to bring blessings and healing to many lives.
