Tight uniforms offensive to patients – PS
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Professor Lackson Kasonka, says tight uniforms are offensive to the patients who respect their morals and would want to see decently dressed…
Zimbambwe clinics struggle for nurses after exodus to the UK
Health clinics in Zimbabwe are facing a crisis as increasing numbers of nurses leave the country in search of better prospects, as Shingai Nyoka writes. The young woman in a…
Nurses reject discriminatory, punitive measures advanced by gvt to prevent spread of Covid-19
Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) says workers unions in the country have resolved not to support the discriminatory punitive being advanced by government to prevent the spread of Covid-19.…
Nurses urged not to join doctors on go slow
The Zambia Union of Nurses Organization – ZUNO says it is still engaging government as health sector unions and does not intend to have any standoff. ZUNO President Tisa Chiponda…
Zambian health sector hit by brain drain
Two statutory regulatory bodies in Zambia have established that migration of healthcare workers to other Countries has remained a challenge with potential to impact negatively the provision of quality health…
Kasama General Hospital receives 22 new nurses
Government has deployed 22 new nurses at Kasama General Hospital to beef up the working staff at the institution. Kasama General Hospital Medical Superintendent Elijah Mutoloki said the move has…
As I See: Govt must act like a parent, not a bully and reinstate nurses
By Chanoda Ngwira Parents must play a role of parenthood which includes protection, guidance as well as council. True parents of any one will always make sure that their children…
Government sends 18 nurses to Kabwe Hospital
Government has revealed that it has sent 18 nurses to the hospital in Kabwe the provincial capital of Zambia’s central province in an effort to reduce the nurse patient ratio…