Qaddisin Protetturi tal-Infermiera u Qwiebel

Sant’Agata ta’ Sqallija

Œafna jqisu li Sant’ Agata ta’ Sqallija hija l-aktar Qaddisa Patruna meqjuma, jekk mhux l-unika Qaddisa Protettriçi tal-Infermiera. Sant Agata twieldet viçin is-sena 231 AD fi Sqallija minn æenituri nobbli u gœonja. Kienet tfajla sabiœa u œalfet li tibqa’ çeleba u toffri œajjitha gœal Alla u t-talb. Quintianus, riedha gœalih u ried jiÿÿewwiæha bil-forza. Meta irreÿistietu, hija kienet mitfuha f’œabs, ittorturata imma qatt ma tilfet il-fidi tagœha, anke meta spiççaw qatgœulha sidirha barra.

Sant’ Agata barra li hi patruna ta’ Sqallija, Malta u San Marino hija wkoll patruna ta’ bliet u rœula varji fil-Belæju, fil-Kanada, fi Franza, fil-Æermanja, flItaja, fi Sqallija, fl-Olanda u fi Spanja. Sant’ Agata barra li tiæi invokata millinfermiera, hija meqjuma minn min ibati minn kançer tas-sider u mard ieœor tas-sider, waqt terremoti, diÿastri naturali, œruq u b’mod partikolari meta jiÿbroffa l-vulkan Etna, minn min ibati mill-isterilità, minn fundaturi talqniepel, mill-pompiera tat-tifi tan-nar, minn min jinnegozja fil-æojjelli, minn vittmi ta’ stupru jew tortura u minn xebbiet u minn dawk in-nisa li jreddgœu it-trabi ta’ œaddieœor (mammini jew wet-nurses).

Ta’ 21 sena, esperjenzat viÿjoni ta’ Kristu qed jiÿÿewiæha u jtiha çurkett. F’dilviÿjoni Kristu qalilha biex tieœu œsieb il-foqra u l-batuti. Œajjitha inqalbet ta’ taœt fuq u iddedikat œajjitha kollha gœall-marid.

Santa Katarina hija venerata bœala l-patruna tal-infermiera, Duttur talKnisja (1970) u patruna tal-Ewropa (1999). Hija wkoll protettriçi ta’ Siena fl-Italja, ta’ dawk li gœadhom kif korrew (miscarriage), mudell gœall-æenituri, gœal kull min jieœu œsieb it-tfal u gœalledukaturi kollha.

f’riælu baqgœet tinkwetah, iddeçieda li jeræa’ jmur l-isptar ta’ San Æakbu. Hawn sab il-vokazzjoni tiegœu li jdur bil-morda. Bid-dedikazzjoni u bl-abbiltà tiegœu fix-xogœol, rebaœ l-ammirazzjoni ta’ kulœadd, u wasal biex æie maœtur Direttur tal-isptar. Huwa waqqaf ukoll issoçjeta’ Qaddejja tal-Morda (Kamilljani) li ma kienux biss iduru bil-morda flisptarijiet, imma wkoll fil-œabsijiet, fiddjar u fit-toroq. Huma Kienu jæibu salib aœmar meœjut mal-libsa fuq sidirhom, simbolu li llum nassoçjawh mas-Salib l-Aœmar u l-ambulanzi. Is-soçjeta’ tiegœu kienet waqqfet l-ewwel field medical unit biex tamministra t-truppi feruti fl-Ungerija u l-Kroazja. Hu æie ikkanonizzat fl-1746 u l-Papa Ljun XIII œatru Patrun tal-infermieri, tat-tobba, tal-morda, tal-Isptarijiet u tal-lagœba.

tal-Ungerija

Santa Eliÿabetta tal-Ungerija aktarx li twieldet fl-1207, f’Sarospatak, flUngerija. Missierha kien ir-Re Indri II tal-Ungerija, u ommha kienet ir-Reæina Æertrude ta’ Merano, gœalhekk trabbiet f’œafna kumdità. Fl-1221, meta kellha biss 14-il sena, iÿÿewæet lil Ludoviku IV, Landgraf tat-Turinæja, fil-Æermanja. Ÿewæha kellu 21 sena, 7 snin akbar minnha. Kien ÿwieæ qasir, imma kien tassew œieni gœax kienu jinœabbu œafna u kellhom tlitt itfal.

Santa Katarina twieldet fil-25 ta’ Marzu 1347 waqt l-imxija tal-pesta fi Siena u œajjitha kollha iddedikata gœall-morda.

Hija kienet il-25 wild fil-familja, imma minœabba l-pesta œafna minn œutha mietu trabi jew tfal ÿgœar. Ta’ tmintax-il sena, ikkonsagrat lilha nnifisha ‘l Alla, u daœlet Terzjarja Dumnikana, u mal-œajja kontemplattiva ta’ meditazzjoni u talb, bdiet œajja l-aktar attiva, billi bdiet tmur fl-isptarijiet iddur bil-morda, u bix-xjuœ u tgœin lil kull min setgœet.

Kienet tmur ukoll fil-œabsijiet, u tkellem speçjalment lil dawk li kienu jkunu ikkundannati gœall-mewt.

San Kamillu twieled f’Bocchianco, l-Italja, fl-1550. Tilef ’l ommu meta kellu tlettax-il sena, kiber bi spirtu avventuruÿ u ta’ sbatax-il sena œalla d-dar u daœal suldat biex jiææieled mal-Venezjani kontra t-Torok, iÿda minœabba ferita li kellu f’siequ œalla l-armata u daœal l-isptar ta’ San Æakbu, f’Ruma.

Meta œareæ mill-isptar reæa’ daœal suldat fl-armata ta’ Venezja u mar jiææieled kontra t-Torok. Meta æie lura mill-ælied, œalla l-armata u tilef kull ma kellu fillogœob. Biex ma jaqax jittallab daœal jaœdem mal-Kapuççini ta’ Manfredonja fl-1574. Wara xi ftit xhur æie impressjonat minn parir li tah il-Gwardjan tal-patrijiet, u beda jibdel œajtu. Fl-1575 huwa talab u æie aççettat bœala ajk, u hekk œa l-libsa ta’ Kapuççin iÿda billi l-ferita

Qaddisin Protetturi tal-Infermiera u Qwiebel

Din l-gœaÿla ta’ œajja qajmet rabja kbira fost il-kunjati tagœha, tant, li waslu biex œadulha l-kustodja ta’ wliedha. Imma xejn ma seta’ jtellef jew inaqqas ilæentilezza jew it-tjubija tagœha, lanqas is-severità eççessiva tas-saçerdot li gœaÿlet bœala direttur spiritwali tagœha. Fl-aœœar, kisbet lura xi ftit mill-æid li kellha u permezz tiegœu œasbet gœallfutur ta’ wliedha imma qassmet il-bqija tas-sehem tagœha f’opri ta’ karità. Œija mietet fis-16 ta’ Novembru 1231, meta kellha 24 sena. Il-Papa Girgor IX iddikjaraha Qaddisa fl-1235, erba’ snin biss wara mewtha. Hija l-Patruna tal-Infermiera u dawk kollha li jduru bil-morda, tal-istituzzjonijiet tal-Karità tal-Knisja u tat-Terzjarji Franæiskani. Hija meqjuma wkoll mill-furnara, mittallaba, mill-gœarajjes li se jiÿÿewæu, mit-tfal moribondi, dawk bla saqaf fuq rashom u r-romol.

Sa minn çkunitha kellha qalbha tajba mal-fqar u l-morda u bl-gœajnuna ta’ ÿewæha, bniet sptar œdejn il-palazz tagœha, u hi stess kienet tmur iddur bilmorda. Æieli æara li meta l-isptar kien ikun mimli bil-pazjenti, kienet tieœu l-morda fil-palazz tagœha.

Wara sitt snin ta’ œajja l-iktar kuntenta fiÿ-ÿwieæ, ÿewæha miet fl-Italja minn marda li œakmitu waqt li kien qed jieœu sehem fil-Kruçjata tal-Imperatur Frederiku II, fl-1227, 18-il æurnata wara t-twelid tat-tielet tarbija tagœha Æertrude. L-gœedewwa politiçi ta’ ÿewæha keççewha mill-palazz, u eÿiljawha. Eliÿabetta, li issa kellha 20 sena, waqgœet f’faqar kbir gœax il-qraba tagœha (min-naœa ta’ ÿewæha) çaœœdu lil din l-armla ÿagœÿugœa minn kull kenn u mezzi gœaliha u gœal uliedha. Hi kellha tmur minn post gœal ieœor tittallab ilkarità, imma l-virtujiet tagœha kienu akbar mill-isfortuni tagœha. Irrifjutat li teræa’ tiÿÿewweæ u minflok, hija irtirat æewwa Eisenak, imbagœad fil-kastell ta’ Pottenstin, iÿda wara, gœaÿlet li tgœix æo dar modesta, æewwa Marburgo.

Hija inkitbet mat-Terz’ Ordni talFranæiskani u kienet iÿÿur il-morda darbtejn matul il-jum u tgœinhom filœtiæijiet tagœhom, tant li ftaqret hi stess. Kienet tmur titlob il-karità u tagœmel l-aktar xogœlijiet umli fejn kien meœtieæ.

San Rajmondu Nonnato (non natus) (1204-1240), wellduh b’operazzjoni çesarja, fil-belt ta’ Portella, fi Spanja, wara li ommu mietet waqt il-œlas. Huwa daœal mal-Patrijiet Merçedarji f’Barçellona taœt l-istess Fundatur, San Pietru Nolasco u gœadda œajtu jifdi lillilsiera mill-Misilmin. Mar anke l-Alæerija, fejn, mhux biss œeles bosta nsara minn idejn il-Misilmin imma kkonverta wkoll numru konsiderevoli ta’ Misilmin. Billi flus gœal dak il-gœan ma kienx baqgœalu, wasal biex qagœad fil-jasar hu stess u wara æie mifdi minn San Pietru Nolasco nnifsu. Kemm dam fil-œabs bata œafna u anke sofra xi torturi. Meta æie meœlus, huwa rritorna Spanja fis-sena 1239 u æie maœtur Kardinal mill-Papa Girgor IX, imma æara li miet fil-belt ta’ Cardona fi triqtu lejn Ruma nhar il-31 ta’ Awwissu 1240. Kellu madwar 36 sena. Huwa æie kkanonizzat mill-Papa Alessandru VII fis-sena 1657 u huwa Patrun talommijiet waqt il-œlas, il-qwiebel, tat-tfal u l-konfessuri.

San Æwann ta’ Alla huwa wkoll ikkunsidrat bœala l-qaddis protettur tal-isptarijiet, tal-infermiera u ta’ dawk kollha li jduru bil-morda. Huwa gœex fil-15-il seklu u f’œajtu kien ragœaj, merçenarju, jikkura l-indiæeni, dawk imwarrba u dawk batuti.

L-Arkanælu Rafel fejn ismu jfisser “Alla jfejjaq” insibu ismu fil-ktieb ta’ Tobit u narawh jiggwida lil Tobija fil-vjaææ tiegœu, u fejjaq lil missier Tobit li kien agœma. Hu stess stqarr: “Jien Rafel, wieœed mis-seba’ anæli li qegœdin quddiem il-maestà tal-Mulej” (Tobija 12:15). Rafel huwa wieœed mit-tlett arkangli msemmija fl-iskrittura u huwa magœruf ukoll bœala id-“Duwa ta’ Alla”. Huwa ikkunsidrat bœala wieœed millpatruni tal-infermiera, tal-vjaææaturi, tal-gœomja, tat-tobba, ta’ kull minn jaœdem fl-isptarijiet, taÿ-ÿwieæ nisrani u l-istudji Kattoliçi. ❙

ICN warns that Universal Health Coverage will be a missed goal without immediate investment in nurses

Geneva, Switzerland, 12 December 2022 – The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is warning governments that the aim of providing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 will not be achieved unless they take immediate and drastic action to recruit and retain millions more nurses.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) UHC Day is an official United Nationsdesignated day established in 2012 to mark the unanimous endorsement of UHC as an essential priority for WHO Member States.

But in 2021, WHO said progress towards 2030 targets on UHC, which are part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, had stalled in many countries. The global geopolitical situation has worsened since then, making the aspiration of UHC less likely to be achievable than previously anticipated.

ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano, who is a member of the WHO’s UHC 2030 Steering Committee, said time is fast running out for the goal of UHC to have any chance of being achieved on time. Dr Cipriano said:

“Access to affordable healthcare, the cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage, is a human right, but it remains an unfulfilled dream for billions of people. Time is running out. We need urgent action to recruit and educate more nurses, provide funding for the positions required to meet health care needs, and support to retain our current nursing workforce, which suffered so much during the pandemic.

‘We need to develop a new, postpandemic normal, that sees massive recruitment of nursing staff, accompanied by acknowledgement and respect for nurses and the lifechanging contributions they can make if they are properly resourced and supported. Nurses must be directly involved in influencing needed changes in health systems and care delivery as they have a positive influence on every aspect of healthcare.

‘The link between our health, our lifestyles and our economic and personal security was starkly demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments must act now to ensure there are enough nurses working in the places they are needed most, to bring about the revolution in healthcare that is necessary to make UHC a reality, rather than an elusive goal. Health security is not a ‘nice to have’, it is the stabilizing force fundamental to safety and prosperity in all our communities across the globe.”

There is also good evidence that nurseled models of care are effective, efficient and reliable because nurses have the skillset to both design and deliver on health care. Investing in nursing brings massive benefits to individuals and communities, but lack of investment makes nurses’ jobs harder and creates the sort of industrial strife that is increasingly being seen around the world. Investment in health is clearly a driver for economic growth rather than a brake on it, and in that respect, is priceless.

UHC is fundamentally reliant on the work of nurses everywhere. Going forward, any new pandemic preparedness treaty must have healthcare workers at its core. It has been said many times that there can be no health care without healthcare workers, and so governments must invest more in their health workforce in order to achieve UHC. ❙ continued from page 7

Health Emergencies Programme saying: “Nursing students and early career nurses are embarking on their nursing career journeys during a complex and dynamic time in the world and in healthcare. These future nurses are experiencing ‘real time’ and ‘on the ground’ educational experiences in health equity and social justice issues from the very beginning of their nursing careers. They hold the potential to be leaders (in nursing practice, administration, education and research) in their contributions toward the recognition and response to future health equity and social equity challenges within the context of health emergencies across the globe.”

Speaking about the increasing role of technology in healthcare, she added: “Many nursing students and early career nurses may not have known a world without some degree of technology in which to access and disseminate information. The perspectives and ideas of these individuals may be of value for harnessing the facilitators,