The new director of the State Registered Nursing School in Limbe, has been called upon to work effectively with all collaborators, so as to bring the necessary positive outcomes.

Nkechi nee Nji Therese Mbahse was assigned this task, by the representative of the Southwest regional delegate of Public Health, regional chief of service general affairs, Ilambo Pius Mokeyo, as he chaired the hand-over ceremony, on October 30, at the campus of the school.

Ilambo Pius reminded the new director that the success and failures of the institution depends on how well she plays her role and urged her to ensure that all her collaborators put in their best.

The outgoing director, Ewane David who is now on retirement after 33 years of service to the state, appreciated all who worked with him through these years and said he is confident that the incoming director will deliver the goods, since she has been his collaborator for years and has first-hand knowledge of the school.

The outgoing director thus gave a picture of the institution, presenting the financial, pedagogic, social activities of the school. He stated that he is honoured to have served the school and wished the new director well, as he prayed the school moves from strength to strength.

Nkechi nee Nji Therese is not a novice in the field of Nursing, as she graduated as a state registered nurse in 1988, and holds a diploma in advanced nursing from university of Yaounde I.

She joined the institution that she now heads in 1998 as a teacher, and was appointed Chief of Service of administration and finance in 2002. The numerous training she has acquired from courses, seminars, research etc has added to the wisdom and insight she has.

The state registered nursing school in Limbe offers a 3-year programme to trainees who are holders of the GCE A/L certificate or its equivalent and presently, the school has 180 students, with 16 full time staff and 17 part time teachers.

Some of the difficulties which the institution still faces are insufficient salary for auxiliary staff, need for teachers’ aid, flooding and the collapse of a wall of the school fence that has remained abandoned for more than a year.