Premier Ramathuba welcomes 412 healthcare workers
Limpopo Premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, on Tuesday welcomed 412 healthcare workers at Bolivia Lodge, Polokwane in the Capricorn District.
Their appointments are a fulfilment of the State of the Province commitment to appoint 300 healthcare professionals in this financial year. In her address during SOPA, Premier directed Health and Finance MECs to work together in filling these posts to bolster the public healthcare system.
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“It gives me immense pride and joy to formally welcome 412 newly appointed healthcare professionals and support staff to the family of public servants in Limpopo,” said Dr Ramathuba in her welcome address.
“Your appointment forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen and bring quality healthcare closer to communities. You are the change agents who will make this strategy a living reality. But you must embody not just skill and knowledge, but also values and ethics.”
“We are welcoming you during a time when public trust in healthcare must be reinforced. We are hearing troubling reports, nationally and globally, of medical professionals betraying their oath and engaging in unspeakable acts, including sexual assault and misconduct. Let me be clear, this government will not tolerate such behaviour. There is no place in our system for those who prey on the vulnerable,” she said.
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In conclusion, the Premier vowed that the government will always protect, support and fight for those in their most vulnerable state. She added that healthcare workers are custodians of life and must be the defenders of dignity and violators.
“This is not just a job. This is a vocation. Every person you treat, every patient you counsel, every wound you dress, every pill you dispense, carries the weight of someone’s hope,” she said.
“In our field, errors can cost lives. There is no room for mediocrity. In some departments, a mistake can be corrected. In health, a mistake may mean irreversible loss.”
