Hi my name is Nokuphila and I’m a RESEARCH NURSE…..💕 Working on cures and vaccines is my speciality. The most stressful part during the COVID-19 pandemic is being in a clinic and not knowing the COVID-19 status of your patients. We are coming in contact with patients every day who may not even know they… Read more »

Did I Know as a young girl that I would be nurse …? the answer is a simple …. NO!!! When I was in primary school, I wanted to be teacher like my mom. In high school I considered being a dietician and physiotherapist. I went to get a change of spectacles in Grade 11… Read more »

To all the nurses I have had the pleasure to work with, and especially to the nurses I’ve worked with lately at THINK, I think your work does go mostly under appreciated. Today we should celebrate all of you, and more importantly you should celebrate yourselves and take pride in the work that you do…. Read more »

Working during the Covid pandemic taught me to always put my patients first before my own fears or concerns. As unsettling as it was, as nurses we learnt to be more encouraging, comforting and reassuring even in the toughest times. Covid may have taken more people than any other disease but it taught nurses how… Read more »

Nursing is great for so many reasons but there is one reason that means more than any amount of money or a job security; that reason is nurses make a difference even during the time of COVID-19 by caring and educating communities on the disease and infection control measures to be taken to minimise the… Read more »

“Indeed the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped the role of nursing in healthcare system globally but more particular in Africa. During the pandemic nurses affirmed their position of being a backbone of the healthcare system. As nurses we became foot soldiers and lead from the front against an invisible enemy attacking our communities. Nursing will never… Read more »

The care of patients is my first consideration. Let us invest in life for a better future for all.

In addition to the central role that nurses play in our health services and at THINK, I would like to recognise the immense burden on each one as a human being. As part of the caring profession and in the devotion to serve another, we also recognise our own needs: our own children, spouses, families… Read more »

Health care workers (HCWs) and particularly our nurses, are at a higher risk of getting infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 compared to the general population. Nurses are a precious resource in the fight against this disease that is often not appreciated, seen or heard by health care systems and governments despite sacrificially… Read more »

Nurse Simangele Mazobe together with Adherence Counsellor Pinky Nkabinde helping MDR TB patients to pack their pill boxes with their monthly supply of DR-TB medication. The team also provide intensive adherence counselling to all newly initiated DR-TB patients in the uMgungundlovu District. Many patients have expressed how much they appreciate the pillbox packing support and… Read more »