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Delivered by a SayPro Royal Committee Non-Executive Member- Israel Basie Medupe

Distinguished SayPro Leadership, Esteemed Healthcare Workers, Valued Partners, and Community Members,

Good day to each and every one of you.

It is my honour to speak today as a Non-Executive Member of the SayPro Royal Committee on this important occasion — SayPro National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025. Today is not only about policies or systems — it is about people. People who deserve the right to choose how they are cared for, and people whose voices must be heard, respected, and protected.

Healthcare is one of the most personal and critical areas of our lives. It affects our families, our communities, and our future. Yet too often, people are left out of the very decisions that shape their own health journeys. At SayPro, we say: no more.

Today is a call to action — to empower every person with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to make informed healthcare choices. It is a day to educate, to advocate, and to honour the rights of individuals to say:

• “I understand my options.”
• “I want to choose my care.”
• “I need my voice to be respected.”

As a non-executive member, I represent a voice outside of day-to-day operations — a community voice. And what I see and hear across our communities is clear: people want to be involved in decisions that impact their health and lives. But for that to happen, we must build trust, transparency, and accessibility in our healthcare systems.

In 2025, the SayPro Royal Committee has taken real steps forward by:

• Promoting open dialogue between families and healthcare providers
• Encouraging cultural sensitivity in decision-making practices
• Ensuring that health information is clear, accessible, and available in multiple languages
• Supporting community workshops that teach people how to document and share their healthcare preferences

We must continue to reach those who are often left behind — the elderly, the disabled, the poor, and those in rural areas — and ensure that their decisions are not only heard but respected and implemented.

To our healthcare workers: Thank you for your dedication and compassion.
To our community members: You have the right to choose. Use your voice, protect your health.
To our SayPro family: Let us continue to put people first, by putting their choices at the centre of care.

On this National Healthcare Decisions Day, let us recommit ourselves to a future where dignity and choice are not optional — they are guaranteed.

Thank you.
Happy SayPro National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025!

Delivered by a SayPro Royal Committee Non-Executive Member -Timothy Magoro

Distinguished SayPro Leadership, Esteemed Healthcare Workers, Valued Partners, and Community Members,

Good day to each and every one of you.

It is my honour to speak today as a Non-Executive Member of the SayPro Royal Committee on this important occasion — SayPro National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025. Today is not only about policies or systems — it is about people. People who deserve the right to choose how they are cared for, and people whose voices must be heard, respected, and protected.

Healthcare is one of the most personal and critical areas of our lives. It affects our families, our communities, and our future. Yet too often, people are left out of the very decisions that shape their own health journeys. At SayPro, we say: no more.

Today is a call to action — to empower every person with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to make informed healthcare choices. It is a day to educate, to advocate, and to honour the rights of individuals to say:

• “I understand my options.”
• “I want to choose my care.”
• “I need my voice to be respected.”

As a non-executive member, I represent a voice outside of day-to-day operations — a community voice. And what I see and hear across our communities is clear: people want to be involved in decisions that impact their health and lives. But for that to happen, we must build trust, transparency, and accessibility in our healthcare systems.

In 2025, the SayPro Royal Committee has taken real steps forward by:

• Promoting open dialogue between families and healthcare providers
• Encouraging cultural sensitivity in decision-making practices
• Ensuring that health information is clear, accessible, and available in multiple languages
• Supporting community workshops that teach people how to document and share their healthcare preferences

We must continue to reach those who are often left behind — the elderly, the disabled, the poor, and those in rural areas — and ensure that their decisions are not only heard but respected and implemented.

To our healthcare workers: Thank you for your dedication and compassion.
To our community members: You have the right to choose. Use your voice, protect your health.
To our SayPro family: Let us continue to put people first, by putting their choices at the centre of care.

On this National Healthcare Decisions Day, let us recommit ourselves to a future where dignity and choice are not optional — they are guaranteed.

Thank you.
Happy SayPro National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025!

Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Deputy Secretary- Martha Keditlwaetse Moshoeshoe

Esteemed SayPro Leaders, Respected Health Professionals, Valued Community Members, and Honoured Guests,

Good day to you all.

It is a privilege to stand before you today as the Deputy Secretary of the SayPro Royal Committee on this important occasion — National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025. This is not just a day on the calendar. It is a declaration of dignity, choice, and empowerment for every individual in our communities.

At SayPro, we believe that true healthcare begins with respect — respect for life, for voice, and most importantly, for the ability of individuals to make their own informed decisions. As Deputy Secretary, my role is to support the systems that capture, protect, and uphold the voices of our people — not just in words, but in actionable records, policies, and service delivery.

On this day, we affirm that:

• Everyone has the right to understand their medical options
• Everyone has the freedom to express their healthcare preferences
• Everyone deserves access to information in a language and format they understand
• And everyone’s decisions should be documented and honoured, whether in a clinic, a hospital, or at home

Far too often, vulnerable groups — our elders, people living with disabilities, youth, and those in remote communities — are left out of important healthcare conversations. At SayPro, we are committed to ensuring that no voice is ignored, and no person is treated without clarity and consent.

This year, the SayPro Royal Committee has worked diligently to:

• Support awareness campaigns on the importance of advanced healthcare planning
• Promote easy-to-understand patient rights documentation
• Encourage health facilities to establish better decision-recording protocols
• And advocate for family involvement and community dialogue around healthcare decisions

Healthcare is not just a service — it is a relationship built on communication and trust. That relationship must be protected not only by health workers and families, but by our laws, institutions, and administrative systems.

Let today be a reminder that every individual should be empowered to say, “This is how I want to be cared for,” and to have that decision respected and recorded.

To our communities: You are not just patients — you are people with purpose, voice, and power.
To our healthcare professionals: Thank you for your care and for listening.
To our leaders and administrators: Let us continue to build systems that protect choice and prioritise human dignity.

Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025 — a day of voice, value, and vision.

Thank you.

Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Secretary- Mary Mapula Malebe

Distinguished SayPro Leadership, Honoured Healthcare Workers, Community Leaders, Guests, and Fellow Citizens,

Good day.

As the Secretary of the SayPro Royal Committee, it is both an honour and a responsibility to speak on this significant occasion — SayPro’s 2025 National Healthcare Decisions Day.

Today, we gather not only to acknowledge the importance of healthcare, but to spotlight a vital truth: that every person has the right to understand, decide, and speak for themselves when it comes to their health. At SayPro, we believe in a future where every individual — regardless of age, income, gender, or background — is empowered to make clear and informed decisions about their own care.

As Secretary, my role is to ensure the voice of the people is documented, respected, and preserved. In healthcare, that means ensuring systems are in place that:

• Record and protect patients’ wishes and choices
• Promote clear communication between providers and patients
• Ensure every voice, especially of those who are vulnerable or often overlooked, is formally acknowledged
• Maintain transparency and trust in how healthcare decisions are made and upheld

Our communities have often suffered in silence — not because they lack opinions, but because they lack platforms. Let today serve as a national reminder that no person should ever be treated without understanding their rights, and that health systems must not only provide care — but also listen, document, and honour the choices of the people they serve.

In 2025, the SayPro Royal Committee has focused its efforts on:

• Supporting the implementation of accessible healthcare documentation in all major languages
• Encouraging families to have open conversations about health and end-of-life decisions
• Promoting legal and ethical standards that respect patient autonomy
• And engaging with government to ensure policies reflect a balance between clinical care and personal choice

We cannot claim progress if our people are still afraid to ask questions or make their voices heard in a clinic or hospital. We cannot be inclusive if we do not have systems that record and respect decisions made at every level — from the rural health post to the private hospital.

To our healthcare workers: thank you for your service — and for listening.
To our citizens: speak up. Your wishes matter.
To our leaders: protect the right to choose, and ensure that right is reflected in every system, every form, and every policy.

Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
May we continue to build a nation where every decision is heard, every right respected, and every voice recorded.

Thank you.

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.

Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Treasurer – Dipuo Mildred Mamabolo

Honourable SayPro Leadership, Esteemed Healthcare Partners, Community Leaders, SayPro Members, and Friends,

Good morning to you all.

As the Treasurer of the SayPro Royal Committee, it is a great honour to address you on this important day — SayPro’s 2025 National Healthcare Decisions Day — a day that reminds us that every individual deserves not just care, but the power to choose how they receive it.

In healthcare, we often speak about medicine, treatment, and access. But just as important is the economic and resource planning behind the systems that enable those services to reach the people. And today, I speak not just as a custodian of finances, but as a voice committed to the ethical and impactful use of resources to support healthcare choice and dignity.

At SayPro, we believe that a healthcare system must be people-driven, financially responsible, and rights-focused. That is why, as part of our Royal Committee, we have made it a priority to:

• Allocate funding to community-based education programs that teach people about their health rights and options
• Ensure SayPro resources support the training of healthcare workers in ethical, patient-first practices
• Support digital tools and innovations that help individuals make informed decisions
• Fund safe spaces and forums where people can speak openly about healthcare choices without fear or shame
• And guarantee that every financial plan is guided by the principle of “value for dignity” — investing not just in systems, but in the freedom and confidence of every person to choose what is best for their health

True healthcare transformation does not come only through medicine or infrastructure. It comes when people have knowledge, trust, and power — and that includes financial power, too. Health choices should not be dictated by income, geography, or status. They should be protected as a basic human right.

Let this National Healthcare Decisions Day be a call to all leaders, all funders, and all institutions:

Let us invest not only in services — but in empowerment.
Let us finance not only buildings — but understanding and respect.
Let us budget not only for treatment — but for freedom of choice.

To our communities, know this: your right to choose is priceless. And as the Royal Committee, we pledge to protect that right — not just in words, but through every rand, every project, and every plan.

Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
Let us continue to build a future where every voice is funded, every choice is respected, and every life is valued.

Thank you.

Delivered by the SayPro Royal Committee Deputy Chairperson- Sapapi Johannes Mputla

Esteemed Members of the SayPro Family, Respected Health Practitioners, Honoured Guests, Community Representatives, and Friends,

Good day to you all.

It is with deep humility and a profound sense of responsibility that I address you today as the Deputy Chairperson of the SayPro Royal Committee, on this vital occasion — SayPro’s 2025 National Healthcare Decisions Day.

This day is more than symbolic. It is a moral imperative, a national reminder that behind every hospital bed, every diagnosis, and every treatment plan, there is a human being — a person with the right to choose, the right to be heard, and the right to decide what happens to their own body.

As a Royal Committee, our duty is to uphold the values of dignity, tradition, and justice. In the healthcare context, this means ensuring that no citizen is denied their voice, especially when it comes to their life and wellbeing.

In many communities, especially in under-resourced or traditional settings, the power to make health decisions is often taken out of the hands of individuals. Cultural norms, family pressure, or fear can silence people — especially women, the elderly, and the vulnerable. This must change.

At SayPro, and within our Royal Committee leadership, we believe that empowerment starts with choice. It starts with education. It starts with access. And it is protected through accountability and leadership.

In 2025, our efforts as a Royal Committee have focused on:

• Promoting health rights awareness at the grassroots level
• Engaging traditional leaders and healers to be part of the solution
• Advocating for respectful dialogue between families and patients on healthcare wishes
• Supporting policies that ensure patient voices are protected in all health systems
• And standing firm that autonomy is not a Western idea — it is a universal right

Let me be clear: choosing your healthcare path is not a privilege. It is a right. And our cultures, when truly honoured, are capable of embracing both tradition and transformation.

To our healthcare providers: let compassion guide your professionalism.
To our policymakers: build systems that protect the voiceless.
To our communities: speak up, learn your rights, and never be afraid to ask questions.
To our youth and elders alike: your decisions matter.

Let today be a beacon — a light that reminds us that development, justice, and leadership begin when we respect the will of every individual.

Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
From the Royal Committee, we say: we stand with the people. We stand for choice. And we stand for dignity.

Thank you.

Delivered by the SayPro Chancellor Officer- Jeffery Montapina

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, Esteemed SayPro Leadership, Community Champions, and Honoured Citizens,

Warm greetings to all of you on this momentous occasion — SayPro’s 2025 National Healthcare Decisions Day.

As the Chief Chancellor Officer of SayPro, it is both my duty and honour to speak not only from a position of leadership but from a place of deep respect — respect for every individual’s right to choose, to be heard, and to be treated with dignity in matters of health and life.

This day is more than a calendar event. It is a declaration — a powerful reminder that autonomy, consent, and human rights must be at the heart of every healthcare system, policy, and interaction. It is a call to leadership, to institutions, and to society to protect and uplift every person’s right to make informed, voluntary, and respected healthcare decisions.

At SayPro, we recognise that these rights do not exist in isolation. They are supported and defended by:

• Clear policies,
• Ethical governance,
• Accessible information,
• And most importantly, compassionate systems and people.

As Chancellor, I take pride in overseeing the alignment of SayPro’s governance, vision, and operations to our core values — values that centre humanity, inclusivity, and respect.

In 2025, our governance strategy for health decision empowerment has included:

• Strengthening institutional accountability mechanisms to ensure every voice matters
• Promoting ethical leadership in healthcare facilities and programmes
• Engaging religious, cultural, and traditional leaders to champion patient rights and informed consent
• And ensuring that the vulnerable — the elderly, youth, people living with disabilities — are not only included in the conversation but prioritised in it

Today, I invite us all to reflect:

• Are we building systems where people truly feel safe to make their own health choices?
• Are we removing the fear, stigma, and power imbalances that often silence decision-making?
• Are we training our leaders — at every level — to respect the sacredness of patient autonomy?

Let this day be more than a ceremony. Let it be a commitment.

A commitment to honour choices, even when they are difficult.
To listen deeply, especially when the stakes are high.
And to lead ethically, so that every healthcare decision is made with care, clarity, and courage.

Happy National Healthcare Decisions Day 2025.
May we, as leaders and citizens, carry this spirit forward — today, and every day.

Thank you.