Work at Solwezi General Hospital was paralyzed this morning after health workers protested against the gruesome murder of a Ukrainian Anesthetists doctor who was found shot dead in an unclear circumstances.
Solwezi General Hospital Medical Superintendent, Mathew Ng’ambi said the health workers at the institution were concerned and saddened by the death of Dr Sergiy Monachov whose services played a critical role for the community of North-Western province.
Dr Nga’mbi said workers at the health institution now fear for their lives as they do not know who is next, adding that another Ukrainian Anesthetist doctor was murdered in unclear circumstances barely two years ago.
Speaking during the meeting with provincial, Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu, Solwezi General Hospital Public Relations Officer Levy Muna expressed worry that once such incidences continue, it will scare away foreign medical experts at the institution.
Mr Muna said that the health workers at Solwezi general hospital have in the recent past been experiencing incidences of murder and harassment by members of the community and claimed that the police in the province are not helping to bring the culprits to justice.
He said the workers will now be serving the community with fear once these issues remain unchecked.
And Provincial Minister, Nathaniel Mubukwanu said the murder of foreign doctors at Solwezi general hospital will send a negative signal to the outside world.
He said the trend does not reflect the nature of the Zambian people who he described as peaceful and assured that government will ensure that the assailants are brought to book without delay.
Mr Mubukwanu said the late Dr Monachov provided service that was very beneficial to the Zambian people and that government is saddened by his untimely death.
“Government has alerted the security agents in the country to ensure that culprits of bad vices are brought to book without delay, so I’m assuring you that my office will do everything possible to address the challenges you have raised,” he assured.
Dr Sergiy Monachov, 55, a Ukrainian national was over the weekend found shot dead in his right chest in an unclear circumstances at his house in hospital compound in Solwezi district.
He was an Anesthetist at Solwezi General Hospital where he had worked for only 8 months.
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Solwezi police have to find the killers. This is really unnecesary. Your children will dying of simple complications due to lack of doctors if you scare them by killing them. What did he do to deserve such death. One of the ten commandments says thou shall not kill. And your call yourself a christian nation. This is so annoying. Condolences to his family and MHSRIEP.
Very sad, cruel and evil.
Correction: The Bible commandment is “Thou shalt not commit murder”.
Fi PF, all these started under PF. Thugs.
Now with Fr. Bwalya’s ABZ Zambia shall be saved.
“Dr Sergiy Monachov, 55, a Ukrainian national was over the weekend found shot dead in his right chest in an unclear circumstances at his house in hospital compound in Solwezi district” I don’t understand what this sentence means, is the ‘right chest’ the place where he was found dead or it’s the right side of his chest.
HEY. EVEN LAST TIME A DOCTOR OF FOREIGN ORIGIN FROM SGH WAS KILLED IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT IS HAPPENING?
inside job I strongly believe some one within the hospital knows something.law will catchup with him
It looks like someone within the department is doing it?
Did the Ukrainian and the his Zambian counterparts getting the same salary? Open your eyes Government…..
He is an expatriate what do you think? This country can’t produce enough doctors and of good quality too. Hiring of expatriates from the East I suppose is cheaper and better compared to hiring doctors from the Western countries.
There is no training centre for doctors to train as anaesthetists in Zambia.
pity.
Ituma issues twaifi….. Limbi alelya mukamwine.
Usually these cases involve someone bonking what belong to another…
Sad though.
so sad indeed..BUT you need to check out his background too.maybe there was a contract on his life back home,many mafioso in Ukraine believe that!!!MAYBE THEY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM!!!!
Anti South Africa is very dangerous counry. What about Zambia????
If this is a second case, what happened to the investigations of the 1st killing? Very anti-Zambian, we are a very peaceful country. Strange to have such a case in Solwezi. Could be work of robbers, targeting a Foreigner to think he has Cash in the House. WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW HOW THE POLICE WILL INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. A TEST FOR ZP’s CAPABILITIES
Nomba bushe uwa pa kubala balimwikete and umulandu wapela pesa?
Good Question. Knowing Zambia Police they have just closed the case