Partner public hospitals, private sector urged: The private sector has been challenged to foster partnerships with public health institutions to curb brain drain and improve service delivery in the country’s hospitals. The call was made during a graduation ceremony for 273 nurses who completed their training at Parirenyatwa hospital. Smiles and jubilation punctuated the graduation ceremony as parents and spouses celebrated with nurses who successfully completed their training at the country’s largest medical training institution. Guest speaker at the ceremony, CBZ General Manager Peter Zimunya challenged the private sector to foster partnerships with public health institutions for the betterment of the country’s development. He said this can only be achieved if the health system is fully capacitated to deliver its services. “We value a healthy nation for the betterment of our country,” said Mr Zimunya. Citing the various challenges facing the nursing profession, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals Principal Nursing Officer, Mrs Helena Mavhaire, appealed to government to work towards improving the working conditions for nurses as the only remedy to curb the continued brain drain. “Long hours, low pay, poor working conditions and lack of identity and recognition have forced many nurses to drop out. Efforts to make nursing a high status profession will not only improve their economic power base, but will ultimately improve patient care as well,” Mrs Mavhaire said. 107 graduands received diplomas in post basic nursing while 166 were awarded general nursing diplomas. Early this year, the government gave the Ministry of Health and Child Care a green light to fill in vacant nursing posts that had been frozen due to lack of funds. The development saw most of the trained nurses who were unemployed finally getting work at government institutions.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:41:58 +0000
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