First lady pays tribute to courageous health workers in cancer fight.
The First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa pays tribute to dedicated healthy workers during the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Masterclass for Nurses and Frontline Heroes held in Harare this week.
The Masterclass organised by Cancer Care Network Zimbabwe, Zambia and Bostwana under the theme [Hands that Heal,Hearts that care]. In a speech read on her behalf by Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi she said the dedication of
nurses,doctors,pharmacists radiologist and other caregivers, continue to inspire hope and strengthen Zimbabwe's health delivery system. Cancer continues to cast a heavy shadow,each year more than 7000 Zimbabweans are diagnosed with cancer , with breast and cervical cancer leading among women and prostate cancer leading among men. Behind every number is a family struggling to find answers and strength,''she said. She went on to say that frontline workers are warrios who stand with patients comforting them.
That is why you, our frontline heroes are so vital you are silent warrios who stand closest to patients providing comfort when fear sets in and hope when pain feels overwhelming. Your hands may be weary but your hearts are unyielding,you're the gap between policy and patients,between science and soul,''she said.
Dr Mnangagwa who is also Zimbabwe's Health Ambassador underscored the importance of compassion in healthcare delivery, stressing that medicine must go beyond technology and knowledge to touch lives at a human level. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
