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Government advises Zambians to be patriotic

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Government has urged Zambians to be patriotic and sacrifice their services for the economic development of the country.

Southern Province Acting Permanent Secretary Douglas Ngimbu says citizens need to emulate the work culture of cooperating partners such as China among others who send their staff to Zambia for their expertise aimed at uplifting the living standards of Zambians.

“No one will come from heaven or other countries to develop the country for us. But I would urge you to emulate the work culture of staff sent by our cooperating partners to uplift our living standards,” he said.

He said Zambians especially those in the medical profession were held in high esteem in other countries due to their good work culture but wondered why they did not exhibit the same work attitude in Zambia.

ZANIS reports that the Acting Permanent Secretary said this when he officially opened the 2015 to 2017 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Provincial Planning Launch for the Ministry of Health at Livingstone Lodge, today.

The Acting Permanent Secretary also stressed the importance of public relations in the health sector, adding that its absence affected treatment of patients.

“Public Relations is very important in the health sector. Bad attitude by health personnel should be avoided as it affects the effectiveness of treatment and puts patients off,” he said.

Mr Ngimbu urged Ministry of Health personnel and its stakeholders to work towards offering efficient services that will compete favourably with those in neighbouring countries.

He said he was aware of challenges facing the Ministry of Health but stressed that resources would never be enough and as such, the institution had to operate within its budgetary allocation.

Earlier, Southern Province Medical Officer Jelita Chinyonga said the launch was historic as it was being done in collaboration with the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health and was taking place in the Independence Golden Jubilee year.

Dr Chinyonga said planning was an important component of the health sector as contents of the National Health Development Plan were derived from action plans and national health strategic plans respectively.

She however, bemoaned the inadequate and erratic funding in her ministry as it made frontline health personnel work under difficult circumstances.

“Frontline health workers are the ones providing the services to the communities under very difficult circumstances sometimes due to inadequate and erratic funding. Others don’t even have accommodation.

“ But I want to thank them for their good service delivery under challenging circumstances,” she said.

8 COMMENTS

  1. Bwana PS have you not head of the MPs working out a better package for themselves? Only if you had head their message, you could not have released this patronizing statement.

  2. How can Zambians be patriotic if the PF government is not patriotic? All contracts are awarded to foreigners. Foreigners are allowed to do businesses/work that Zambians are supposed to do. How can the Government allow foreigners to sell Chickens, eggs, building blocks. How does government allow foreigners to be traders? why should government give out the only natural resource God gave Zambia (copper) for the benefit of Zambians be given to foreigner? list is endless.. This only happens in docile Zambia not anywhere else in the world. I.diots work up!

  3. Patriotism is a partnership.
    When the government of the day shows patriotism, the people find inspiration to be patriotic. Let’s hope the government MPs and ministers can sacrifice some of their benefits for the development of Zambia.

  4. The statement or appeal by the PS for us Zambians to be patriotic is 100 percent correct and that’s the way to go if this country has to develop but our MPs are a let down.They are in the forefront asking for huge salaries…..What more with me a civil servant who gets peanuts ?

  5. The problem we have is our leaders don’t lead by example.They are busy asking for heft salaries in parliament and for us they they say sacrifice.

  6. Zed@crossroads u have a problem.Did you expect the PS to encourage laziness and hate for the Country.Think before you write anything for public consumption.

  7. Why should the Innocent Zambians be patriotic ,when the this government and the previous governments have failed us. True Zambians have good work ethic when they go to work abroad or overseas because they are paid well. Zambia is not poor we have a lot of resources ,poor management,Selfishness and greed by those in power is what is causing all the issues Zambia is facing. Brain draining in the health sector and elsewhere in Zambia will never stop until the the Zambian workforce are paid well. Cry My Beloved Country I love you but sorry our governments have failed you so much may be hundred years from now you will be a better place.By then i will be long gone.

  8. The Head of state is not patriotic, cabinet is not patriotic on the constitution, what do more do you want arse!

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