As a child, Vidya Ketwaroo was a regular visitor to the hospital because of illness and it was there she fell in love with the nurse’s uniform and knew one day it would be hers to wear. It became a reality later and while walking the hospital wards was fulfilling for her, the real satisfaction came when she became a public health nurse and had direct interaction with the community.
A few months ago, she officially retired after spending some 37 years in the profession and as she reflected on those years during a recent interview, Ketwaroo said the years she spent at the Industry, Kitty and Campbellville and health centres impacted her the most. At one time she was also rotated to health centres on the East Bank.
