By Regina Benneh, GNA
Drobo, (Bono), March 05, GNA-The Most Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, the Catholic Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese has entreated health professionals to be imbibed with the spirit of compassion, respect and empathy.
He said they could do that if they developed their personal relationship with the Jesus healing ministry which embodied those traits urging them “to put themselves into the shoes of their clients and appreciate their pains”.
Mt. Rev. Gyamfi gave the advice when speaking at the 12th matriculation ceremony of the St Mary campus of the Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Drobo in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region.
The event, which was on the theme: “Called to Serve: Forming Compassionate and Ethical Nurses and Midwives in Faith Practice” witnessed the admission of 144 freshers to pursue Registered General Nursing and Regulated Midwifery programmes for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Mt. Rev. Gyamfi, also the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference urged health workers to always prioritise and remained sensitive to the plight of clients and strictly adhered to ethical standards and moral uprightness saying that remained crucial to healthcare delivery.
He urged them to value lives, stressing that ethics remained essential to the ‘Jesus’ healing’ administration, asking them to always be guided by the principles of the health profession.
The Catholic Priest encouraged the students to strive for academic excellence and specialised, advising that complexities in the health required specialisation, and urged them to read widely, learn procedures, and apply ethical principles.
Mt. Rev. Gyamfi highlighted the importance of socialising and building relationships and networking, saying that health professionals would need each other’s assistance in the future.
He advised the freshers not to be content with just a diploma certificate but to strive for higher academic laurels.
Miss Monica Nkrumah, the Principal of the College advised the students to be disciplined and studious, making good use of the various academic and welfare facilities at the college, saying that their selection and admission were competitive with the college receiving 243 applications for the academic year.
She said the College’s academic excellence remained stronger, with staff undertaking professional development workshops in ensuring that teaching and assessment met national standards.
Ms Nkrumah encouraged the freshers to strive for excellence in their academic pursuits, assuring that the college remained dedicated to providing a conducive learning environment, saying that it had the proven record of producing competent healthcare professionals.
She advised the students to stay focused and committed to their life goals and aspirations and assured the college commitment to supporting them throughout their studies.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Linda Asante Agyei