What better motivation to lace up those takkies and join in on a seven-kilometre community night run than an exceptional cause?
Hosted by The Exceptional Nurse Campaign, the aim of the Night Run to Honour Nurses is to raise awareness of the critical shortage of professional nurses in our country and to raise money for bursaries so that more people can study and become exceptional nurses.
‘The main reason for the crisis in SA is that 50% of our nurses are over the age of 50 and will be retiring within the next ten to 15 years,’ explains Sister Basson. ‘Each year in SA over 9 000 nurses retire, meaning we are losing 9 000 nurses annually in our country.’ The Night Run events create a healthy public platform to create public awareness and to urge government to address the current healthcare crisis and train more nurses.The seven-kilometre night route that participants will be running is symbolic of the 7-7 shifts our nurses tirelessly work.
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