Government says it is glad that the human resource crisis in the health sector is being eased in the country.
Health Acting Minister Peter Daka said government through his ministry has continued to work out lasting plans to redress the human resource crisis in the health sector.
The minister said this in a speech read on his behalf by his deputy Akakandelwa Mwendoi at a joint graduation ceremony of general and mid wife nurses in Chipata District Yesterday.
Mr Daka said the graduation ceremony is a clear testimony of government’s commitment to provide right numbers of skilled, disciplined and motivated health workers in accordance with the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP).
154 graduates who included 35 registered nurses, 100 enrolled nurses and 19 enrolled nurses from Chipata General Hospital, Saint Francis Mission Hospital and Mwami Mission Hospitals’ nursing schools graduated.
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Admittedly Government has done a bit to retain health workers, but interestingly these policies stem from when Sata was minister of health. Since then the retention of health workers has eroded. The HRH policy has so many holes in it, it needs a complete revamp. Health workers in the clinics and hospitals work really hard, but there is no strategic guidance from MoH, and of course lack of fiscal oversight.
We still want to know what happened to Donor funds.
Motivate workers before they leave for green pastures.
But why is this “Read on his behalf ” thing beconming so popular, even a director would now give an office ordery to read on his behalf why? If you cannt be there please leave it or let the person who is there speak on his capacity if there is a who will be blamed then?
I meant to say if there is a mistake /speakes bad things who will be blamed?
Kaya.We do not know, may be.
Good observation #4. This nonsense of “giving (or reading) a speech on somebody’s behalf” really annoys me. It is just st u p i d and should stop.
Its all nonsense, health stuff are running away like no mans business. a lot of these nurses just die of HIV. All c r a p.