Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Deputy Treasurer- Jane Ndlovu
Distinguished Guests, Esteemed SayPro Leaders, Healthcare Professionals, Community Partners, and Beloved Citizens,
Good day to you all.
It is with deep gratitude and purpose that I stand before you today as the Deputy Treasurer of the SayPro Royal Committee, to mark this important occasion — National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
This day is a powerful reminder that healthcare is not only about access to services — it is about the right to make personal, informed decisions about one’s own body, health, and future. And as the custodian of resources alongside my fellow treasury leaders, I believe that how we invest reflects what we value.
At SayPro, and particularly within the Royal Committee, we recognise that ensuring healthcare decision-making rights requires more than laws or policies — it requires resourced action. It demands that we allocate not only money, but care, attention, and priority to those who are often unheard.
In 2025, our financial priorities have focused on:
- Supporting outreach programmes to educate individuals about informed consent and patient rights
- Strengthening community health partnerships through targeted investments in rural clinics and mobile decision-support teams
- Ensuring that every budget we approve includes a line for public awareness campaigns that simplify complex healthcare information
- And advocating for funding that protects the dignity and autonomy of our elders, youth, and vulnerable groups in every medical decision they face
As Deputy Treasurer, I am especially committed to bridging the gap between resources and rights. Because it is one thing to believe people should have a voice — and another thing entirely to ensure the financial systems are in place to protect and amplify that voice.
We must always ask: Are we investing enough in trust? In training? In technology that helps patients understand and decide for themselves?
On this day, I challenge every financial planner, every donor, every official in health-related budgeting to see patient rights not as an afterthought, but as a financial priority.
To our communities: Your healthcare decisions matter. And you deserve the support, information, and space to make them.
To our healthcare providers: Thank you for honouring patient voices.
To our SayPro leaders and partners: Let us continue to fund what truly matters — people, power, and protection of rights.
Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
Let us be reminded that the most valuable investment is the one we make in empowering every human being to choose their path — with confidence, clarity, and dignity.
Thank you.
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