Government has released a sum of K800, 3300 for infrastructural development at both Chilonga and Kasama School of Nursing in Muchinga and Northern provinces respectively.
Health Minister, Joseph Kasonde, says the allocation of funds to the two Nursing Schools will go a long away in boosting the midwifery training and registered nursing programmes at the two institutions.
Dr Kasonde said this yesterday when he officiated at the 8th combined graduation ceremony for Chilonga and Kasama Schools of Nursing and Midwives which was held at Chilonga Mission School of Nursing.
The graduation ceremony was also attended by Information Minister, Mwansa Kapeya, who is Mpika Central Member of Parliament.
A total of 94 students graduated and these include 15 enrolled midwives, 39 enrolled nurses and 41 registered nurses from the two Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in the Northern and Muchinga Provinces.
The minister said government has devised measures that will increase the student enrolment and output in the health training institutions in the country.
He said measures put in place include procurement of furniture and equipment, improving and expanding infrastructure and excessive funding to enhance efficiency in training and administration in the institutions.
Dr Kasonde added that apart from training more nurses and midwives the PF government`s implementation of quality health services is to ensure that services are provided in a clean and caring environment by competent health workers.
The Minister congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to understand the core value of nursing, which is caring for the sick.
He said it is important for nurses and midwives to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients, saying nursing as a profession has a universal obligation to the people hence the need for nurses to care for patients as it is a unique and noble
function.
Dr Kasonde, however, challenged the graduates to further their education so as to acquire more knowledge and skill.
And speaking earlier, Euniface Mulenga, Registrar for General Nursing Council (GNC) thanked the government for the financial and technical support rendered to the General Nursing Council through the Ministry of Health.
Ms Mulenga said the support by government to the training institutions enables the General Nursing Council to apply professionalism in their daily
dealings.
The registrar urged the tutors at the two nursing schools to fight the uncaring attitude in the trainee nurses and midwives following the complaints by the public on bad attitudes displayed by some nurses and midwives.
She said the vision of the nursing council is to see a public satisfied with quality nursing and midwifery care, adding that the council is striving to ensure that the quality of training, education and ultimately practice is in line with the International Council of Nurses and the International confederation of midwife.
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So what is the correct amount? K800 or K8,000?
So development now will only be Muchinga, northern and luapula provinces? Its all we hear about.
Students had to travel to Chilonga, President’s home area for graduation
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