Health Deputy Minister Lwipa Puma has advised health institutions against spending government grants on remunerations.
Dr Puma was speaking in Livingstone today when he paid a courtesy call on Southern
Province Permanent Secretary, Darius Hakayobe.
Dr. Puma said government is committed to ensuring that all medical staff are put on
the payroll.
He said grants should be used on improving operations in health institutions.
And Dr. Puma has observed that infrastructure development is number one priority in
the government’s efforts to provide quality health care services to the people.
The Health Deputy minister urged the provincial administration to identify priority
areas that need urgent funding and called for collaboration between the provincial
office and the health management to ensure efficient service delivery.
And Southern Province Permanent Secretary Darius hakayobe appealed to the government to consider deploying medical personnel to the province which currently is at 30%.
Mr.Hakayobe also urged government to procure ambulances to improve service delivery health institutions in the province.
