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Jane Munyadziwa Dzebu - Health Winner
Sister Jane Munyadziwa Dzebu is a dedicated professional nurse who has rekindled hope for healing while delivering world-class and pioneering nursing care for women who are treated for gynecological cancers at the Charlotte Maxeke-Johannesburg Hospital.
She heads the gynecology cold case intake ward, Ward 196, at this state hospital which offers expertise and a multi-disciplinary approach as a tertiary service to patients with complex conditions that cannot be treated elsewhere.
Her work in this ward is an example of how South Africa’s health facilities can be restored to formidable levels in the public sector with professionals (nurse practitioners and medical practitioners) backing their profession in deeds and action.
Ward 196 is a model of nursing care where exceptional standards are maintained and highly motivated staff work under the leadership of Sister Dzebu. She mentors and teaches those working with her and senior students from all over the SADC region, who also receive medical exposure through the work done in this ward.
Sister Dzebu has worked hard to obtain a Master‘s Degree in Nursing Science from UNISA and uses her education to give total care to the patients irrespective of circumstances. She daily imparts this knowledge and practical skills. Her handling of post-operative complications is excellent and medical staff frequently turn to her for advice and guidance on caring for wounds.
In her opinion, health professionals should also be health educators wherever they are and share their expertise and knowledge with a broader audience. She gives health education at various forums and has delivered papers at both National and International Nurses Conferences.
Sister Dzebu has always believed that healthy women make a healthy nation. It is her vision to have knowledgeable women and girl-children who will be conversant and vocal in South Africa. This will enable them to stand-up for themselves and seek medical health aid without hindrances.
The work Sister Dzebu is doing in this Uro-Gynae-Oncology Academic Ward of the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School has had a huge impact on the recuperation and care of women and girl-children patients over the past 20 years and will continue to do in the future.
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