International Nurses Week: Military Doctor Expresses Confidence In Nigerian Nurses

 

The Commander, 661 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Hospital, Group Captain Muzzammil Muhammed on Wednesday expressed confidence in the quality of Nigerian nurses as a result of improved training.

Mohammed, also a medical doctor said this at the International Nurses Week with the theme: "Our Nurses, Our Future" which held at Logistics Command, NAF Officer's Mess Gym, Ikeja, Lagos.

The commander said that nurses and medical personnel always had a future in Nigeria because of the country's growing population.

"Where there is a growing population, people are bound to fall sick so that is why nurses will continue to thrive in Nigeria.

"Besides, the NAF is already doing a lot in ensuring quality nurses especially in the area of training and this has been ongoing and we will continue to provide more trainings for them.

"These trainings will help them get better, improve their knowledge and exposure and better their experiences towards treating diseases," he said.

Mohammed said that nurses were the first point of contact in any hospital and this basically makes them the pillar of any hospital.

"So, if there are no nurses, there can be no hospital and as military medical personnel, we are always loyal to our country so, leaving the country is out of point.

"We are always ready to serve our motherland and we are convinced that the future holds a positive result for the nurses," he said.

The commander thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao for providing the opportunity to host the international nurses week.

Also, the Commanding Officer, Nursing Wing, 661 NAF Hospital, Wing Commander Abiodun Adebowale said that the annual event was celebrated worldwide to appreciate nurses because of their impact to the community.

"The essence is also for us to check ourselves and correct ourselves wherever we are found wanting in our profession," she said.

Adebowale urged the populace to adopt new lifestyle modifications such as exercising, drinking water regularly, dieting, eating fruits and quitting smoking in order to live more healthy.

She also appealed to the government to make the profession more attractive so as to discourage nurses from traveling out of the country and following the "Japa" syndrome.

"The reason why nurses travel out in search of greener pastures is because of their poor renumeration. If the salary is good enough, then their will would be no need for them to run out of the nation. 

"The quality of nurses we have is among the best in the world that is why our nurses are highly sorted after abroad," Adebowale said. 

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