Volunteering UTH nurse receives permanent job as Christmas gift
THE three years wait for employment for a volunteer nurse became a testimony as her life changed within a second after encountering President Hakainde Hichilema who gave her permanent employment.
Father Christmas this year turned up at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) without a beard, potbelly or a red suit as he blessed new mothers with gifts and granted a wish of employment to a lucky Mushambila Prisca,
Joy unspeakable, enveloped Mushambila, a dedicated 31-year-old nurse in the midwife department after receiving an unexpected Christmas gift yesterday.
President Hakainde Hichilema visited UTH yesterday to share and spread love during the festive season and Mushambila became a recipient of that gesture as the Head of State personally recommended her for a permanent job during his festive visit to the facility.
The hospital, usually abuzz with the cries and joys of newborns, witnessed a different kind of Santa Claus this year.
Dressed in a distinguished black suit, President Hichilema surprised new mothers at the Children’s Hospital, spreading holiday cheer by gifting hampers to Christmas babies and their mothers.
As the President made rounds, exchanging gifts and taking selfies, Mushambila seized the moment, taking a leap of faith to approach him. In a fraction of a minute, she expressed her aspirations, and much like Santa granting a wish, President Hichilema instructed the Minister of Health, Silvia Masebo, to employ her.
“By Presidential order, you will employ her,” President Hichilema declared, turning Mushambila’s fortune around.
Overjoyed and grateful, Mushambila exclaimed, “I met my luck today… I am very excited because the president has given me a job.”
In a heartfelt message to her fellow volunteers, she urged them not to lose hope, saying, “Don’t despair; don’t lose hope. I was one of you, and today I have met my luck. Tomorrow it will be yours.”
Continuing his tour of the UTH, President Hichilema visited mothers of infants facing complications at birth in the neonatal intensive care unit, known as D Block. Offering words of reassurance, he shared his personal experience, stating, “Your child will be well. Even my own child was in D block for a long time; today he is a man, he has grown.”
The President’s compassionate journey took a poignant turn when he encountered an eighteen-year-old mother who had lost her first child. Consoling her, he shared his own story of loss, saying, “I always tell my story; we lost three kids… one after another, but today we have three, and they are now big.”
C: Kalemba December 26, 2023