Nurses Should Cerebrate Kamuzu Day

National Organization of Nurses & Midwives of Malawi (NONM) says it is important and relevant for nurses and midwives to be part of the Kamuzu Day commemoration.

In an interview at the commemorations in Lilongwe, NONM president, Shouts Simeza, said late Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda contributed greatly to the growth of the profession in Malawi.

He said “I wonder where the nursing and midwifery profession would have been today if it were not for Kamuzu Banda. Banda valued the nursing and midwifery profession because of the input they were giving in providing services to the nation.”

“He positioned nurses and midwives strategically to fulfill what he envisioned as the best way of doing and delivering services to Malawians out there.” He added.

The president also said their involvement as NONM in the event is only the beginning and they will continue to take part in the cerebrations of Kamuzu in years to come.

He said: “We will continue doing this at any other time at any other function be it family or government where Kamuzu is being remembered or the services of Kamuzu are being commemorated, we will continue, we just started today.”

Malawi commemorates Kamuzu day in honour of Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the founder and first President of Malawi, every 14^th of May each year. During this years’ commemoration event, which took place at the Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe, NONM, represented by its president and Mrs. Neema Kandoole, a veteran in the nursing and midwifery profession, was honoured to be amongst the individuals that laid a wreath at the memorial site.