Comments on: Government to employ 20,000 health workers

By: Mwila Mbao

Mwila Mbao — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:32:27 +0000

Waal !! Ulendo lwamoneka, we are going home, Bring it on we are here to help.

By: Global citizen

Global citizen — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:22:50 +0000

#18 you are right life out there is difficult. the difficulty is whether zambia can afford to pay these salaries. i will tell you the gov cannot afford to pay 10 million kwacha to nurses but definately increasing there salaries a little may not harm the gov too much.. but there are also other affordable ways for instances
1. Gov as an employer should guarantee loan which nurse can get from banks,there should include house loans, personal loan, motor vehicle loan etc according to the salary scales
2.encourage a stronger private sector in health care where nurses can be employed either as full time or part ie they can work for both the state on the private

By: mwanida

mwanida — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:15:23 +0000

Getting back these health workers back to zambia is somwhow tricky. The south African Nurses have been encouraged to go back because the salaries offered to their nurses as at now is more or less the same as what a nurse gets in the UK. A salary for a nurse in the government sector in the UK, gets round about £1400, that is just the usual shift without any extra work, and them nurses who have gone back to RSA are being paid the same amount, may be even more depending on experience. Now coming to the Zambian govt, would they pay a nurse such an amount equivalent to a Kwacha? which is 10.5 million. If the answer is yes, I believe many nurses who are in these outside countries would want to get back home and work there. To be honest its not easy to live outside for those that are out there,

By: Global citizaen

Global citizaen — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:06:51 +0000

#11 that is where you are wrong. there is more to it than just paying good salaries. untill 3 months ago zambian doctors where getting about the same money and in some case a little more than state doctors in namibia. that led to exodus of zambia doctors from namibia, bostwant back to zambia. the answer is not as easy has you put it or at least it not just about the monthend pay

By: Uwamwenso

Uwamwenso — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:52:50 +0000

Erection fever. Awe mwandini twalachula.On the paper there are jobs , when you go to apply they say no vakansizi .When you pay akakumbali they give a job but no pay.
Nga wafola niwe wine ukulipila tax ya 35% ,PAYE .Kung’anda ama renti lizandafye.You need to look at how much a needle costs outside so you can organize one for a qick indalama olo else you will not manage a life.Povati is a talk of a minute.It is part of us fwe ma votazi.

By: bwezan

bwezan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:31:31 +0000

#14 waiting for elections, or is it erections as some bloggers call them!!!

By: nshilimubemba

nshilimubemba — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:04:15 +0000

Why didnt you employ them earlier what were you waiting for

By: Academic Worrior

Academic Worrior — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:58:50 +0000

#12 Just remain in the diaspora sivintu mu govt. Slave wages every time they will tell you to tighten your belts while they are loosening theirs.Ni bopusa maningi bamambala ba MMD govt.

By: laza laza cuba

laza laza cuba — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:19:47 +0000

can smeone give me the address to the ministry of health i would like to apply for a job. if possible ka e mail address

By: Shimumba

Shimumba — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:05:57 +0000

Minister, pay doctors, nurses, all paramedical and supporting staff right salaries and you will be overwhelmed by responses to your urgent need of more staff. The bloody money you spent on ‘white elephant’ mobile hospitals could have been used to at least construct a few clinics in the country side. The problem you have as government is that you act before you think! Better for yourselves and slave salaries for your medics!