Hard work, honesty, empathy embedded in State’s social fabric, says Rahul Gandhi while hailing Kerala nurses

Rahul Gandhi emphasizes the need to empower nurses for a stronger healthcare system, praising Kerala's values of hard work and empathy.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called for committing to build a health-care system that supports, respects, and empowers nurses, asserting that their voices “must guide our priorities” as India’s healthcare future depends on it.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha posted a video on his social media account of his recent interaction with nurses from Kerala and said the conversation reminded him of the quiet strength that holds the health-care system together.

“I recently had the privilege of interacting with a group of nurses from Kerala working here in Delhi. The conversation reminded me of the quiet strength that holds our health-care system together,” Mr. Gandhi said in his post accompanying the video.

Asserting that nurses are the foundation of the health-care system, Mr. Gandhi said heir dedication, selflessness, and empathy are what give families the courage to entrust their loved ones into someone else’s care. In many ways, they are the human face of medicine, he said.

“During our interaction, I asked them a simple question: Why are nurses from Kerala so widely respected across India and the world? Their answer was equally simple: hard work, honesty, and empathy. These are not just words. These are values deeply embedded in Kerala’s social fabric,” Mr. Gandhi said.

The State has consistently invested in education, healthcare, and human development, creating generations of professionals who carry these values wherever they go, he said.