By the SayPro Chief Strategic Partnership Officer- Nancy Mdaka
Distinguished Partners, Esteemed Guests, SayPro Leaders and Teams, Healthcare Professionals, and Valued Communities,
Good day to you all.
It is an honour to stand before you today as we commemorate SayPro’s 2025 National Healthcare Decisions Day — a day dedicated to elevating one of the most critical principles in healthcare: the right and ability to make informed, personal health decisions.
As the Chief Strategic Partnership Officer at SayPro, my work revolves around building bridges — bridges between organisations, between sectors, and most importantly, between people and the systems that serve them. Today, more than ever, we need partnerships that go beyond transactions — partnerships rooted in trust, shared vision, and collective accountability.
Because the truth is this: healthcare decisions are not made in isolation. They are shaped by culture, education, economic access, community trust, and system responsiveness. And these factors are far too complex to be solved by any one institution, government, or organisation alone.
That is why SayPro believes in partnerships — strategic, sustainable, and people-centred partnerships.
In 2025, we have proudly expanded our work with:
- Government health departments to ensure patient rights are embedded in public health services
- Community-based organisations to bring culturally appropriate decision-making support directly to households
- Legal and advocacy groups to protect autonomy and consent across healthcare touchpoints
- Academic and research partners to generate evidence that drives equitable health decision policies
- And private sector collaborators to invest in innovations that make healthcare information more accessible, timely, and inclusive
Together, we are building an ecosystem where informed health decisions are not a privilege for the few, but a reality for all.
Today, I challenge every organisation, every funder, every civic institution and healthcare entity:
Don’t just provide services — build relationships.
Don’t just offer options — empower understanding.
Don’t just sign agreements — co-create solutions.
Partnerships are not measured only in contracts or outputs, but in lives improved and decisions respected.
To our communities, know this: you are not alone in your journey. Through strategic partnerships, SayPro is committed to walking beside you — making sure your voice is heard, your choice is respected, and your rights are protected.
Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
Together, through partnership, let us honour every person’s right to choose with knowledge, dignity, and care.
Thank you.
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