Jatau declares open 62nd Christian Nurses annual National conference in Gombe
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Daniel Jatau, on Tuesday declared open the 62nd annual National Conference of the Fellowship of Christian Nurses held at the state capital.
The conference was declared open at the Multipurpose Hall of the College of Medicine, Gombe State University.
In his address, the Deputy Governor charged the nurses to adhere to professional ethics in the discharge of their duties for the benefit of humanity.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Governor’s Office, Mr Bala Mohammed Kaltungo, the Deputy Governor said, the Nursing profession is one that requires high sense of humility, love and compassion devoid of negative tendencies of being arrogant and shouting on patients.
He added that as Christian nurses more is required of them since they are supposed to add godly virtues while sticking to ethical principles for them to show the light and love of christ to humanity.
He said, “in your efforts to show the light of Christ in you while treating patients, show compassion, care, love and even use your resources to assist patients who are in serious needs and unable to foot their medical bills” pointing out that, ” in this way you will preach the gospel, win souls and make disciples for christ.”
Jatau called on the participants to make good use of the opportunity provided by the conference, to learn, deliberate and discuss matters that would help them in sustaining focus on Christ for impact and relevance in healthcare delivery.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr. Danladi Adamu Malala, welcomed the participants to Gombe State the Jewel in the Savannah and urged them to learn, contribute and imbibe lessons of the conference for impact in the field towards improving healthcare provision.
The Chairman of the occasion, Honourable Danjuma Mele, stated that as Christian care givers they should focus on Christ who is the ultimate source of strength, guidance, and resilience for greater impact and relevance in healthcare provision.
our faith can guide us in providing holistic care that addresses not only physical ailments but also the emotional and spiritual needs of patients…let us continue to prioritize our relationship with christ and allow His love and compassion to shine through in all that we do,” Mele said.
The National Chairman Fellowship of Christian Nurses, Nigeria, Evangelist Abalis Dasat, said the fellowship is a non -denominational, non -profit making organisation that is open to all medical workers with it’s headquarters in Jos, Plateau State, and liason offices in calabar, Rivers State and Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
He explained that the fellowship focuses on capacity building of health workers and ensuring the principles of love, compassion, etc are imbibed in members towards successful discharge of their duties.
He noted that the health practice is being challenged by other factors including absence of quality life, wanton destruction and criminal activities and economic hardship amongst others, calling on government at all levels to invest in the health sector for the health system to be better.
He said the recent fuel subsidy is highly condemnable due pack of planning and taking of proper measures which plunges the nation into serious untold hardship, praying for a new Nigeria.
Delivering a short sermon, Rev. Hyeladi Mshelia of Peace Gateway Christian Centre Gombe, took his text from Mathew chapter 5 verse 16 and other relevant references where he admonished that showing the light is about making impact for others to benefit.
He said the theme of the conference” sustaining focus on Christ for impact and relevance in Healthcare” seeks to remind the christian nurses on the need to make impact on humanity through shining the light of Christ in them.
He prayed that the conference will be another step to another level when God will be taking them to greater dimensions of making impact in their profession.
Goodwill messages came from Director Nursing Services, Gombe State Ministry of Health, Mrs Rona Saleh, Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Joseph Shinga, Chairman Nigeria Association of Nurses and Midwifery, Jonathan Yusufu Lanipi, and the representative of Chief Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Dr Yusufu Abdullahi.
They pledged support to the fellowship and tasked them on need to develop themselves against the challenges facing the profession, praying for a successful conference.
Wilson Jonah Yakubu,
Press Secretary/Information Officer,
Deputy Governor’s Office.
