With 50% of nurses in South Africa close to retirement age, a night run in aid of student nurses will take place over the weekend, highlighting the critical shortage.
“Our vision is to see exceptional nursing care practised in every hospital and clinic in South Africa. Our motto is ‘save lives, be a nurse’.”
The campaign aims to achieve this by creating awareness of the critical shortage; raising the status of nurses and promoting a culture of honour and gratitude towards nurses; recruiting young people; raising funds for disadvantaged students; and to encourage nurses to re-enter the profession and mobilise communities to serve.Basson said there are currently a shortage of 30 000 nurses nationwide.
Headline sponsor Wintergreen’s brand manager, Alexandra Quarmby, said: “It was important for us to support them because we want to bring awareness to the nursing shortage in South Africa and we want to show our appreciation for all the hard work the nurses and healthcare workers have done, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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