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Health Workers are working in Distress-UPND President

  1. Posted on Tuesday 19 February 2013 - 17:48
    colmumba
    Opposition United Party for National Development-UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has observed that health workers are working in distress and difficult conditions.
    In an interview after he donated 50 by 25 kilogram bags of mealie meal to Monze Mission Hospital on Monday, Hichilema said government workers through out the country were distressed as a result of non commitment by government to improve the conditions of service.
    “Workers are working in distressful and difficult conditions of service because the MMD government doesn’t want to improve the conditions of service for its workers and these are some of the issues why we are saying there is need to change government and bring into operation a government which will respect the labour force and improve the conditions of service,” said Hichilema.
    And handing over a donation to acting senior hospital administration officer Sister Junza Mwaangani, Hichilema said the pact was aware of the poor conditions of service health workers were subjected to, adding that grants given to health institutions were not enough to address health problems.
    He also pledged to assist the hospital in various ways.
    “I am aware as an institution you have priorities, please let us know as soon as possible on how best we can assist, just put things you need in and we shall come to the aid of this hospital, we are very saddened with the situation at this hospital,” he said.
    Receiving the donation, Sister Junza said patients consume 100 bags of mealie meal per month and management was thankful for the gesture.

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