The new Principal of the Winneba Community health Nurses' Training School, Mrs Emma Akorkor Tagoe, has called on nurses to accept postings to the rural areas to help reduce morbidity and mortality in the country.
She said as health personnel in for instance, Community Based Health Manning and Services zones, they will be the frontline health workers taking health services to the doorstep of the people.
Mrs Tagoe was addressing the Third Matriculation of the Winneba Community Health Training School in Winneba.
A total of 405 fresh students were matriculated to pursue Certificate and Diploma programmes in Community Health Nursing.
She said a total of 3,075 applicants applied but 54 males and 351 females got admission for both programmes due to inadequate infrastructure.
According to Mrs Tagoe, 16 males and 25 females were admitted for Diploma while 38 males and 326 females were accepted to undertake
Certificate programmes.
She said nursing is a noble profession that goes with code of ethics, one of which is to avoid discrimination of patients.
"You are therefore expected to among other things, behave properly, be courteous, humane, God-fearing and trustworthy."
The Principal advised the students to avoid indecent dressing, immorality and drugs because anyone caught in these acts will be sanctioned.
Mrs Susana Etuah, Academic Officer of the School, in her welcoming address appealed to the new students to take their studies seriously to
enable them past their examinations.
Meanwhile, a five-member new Students Representative Council headed by Mr Emmanuel Armah Eduku has been elected for the School.
Other members are Miss Sheila Ofei, Vice President, Me Ebenezer Dadzie, Public Relation Officer, Ms Paricia Acheampong, Secretary and Ms Debora Akyea Owusu as Treasurer.