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Free Health Care Services Coming Before 90 days Elapses
Health Deputy Minister Dr Patrick Chikusu says government is determined to improve the health care system in the country.
Dr Chikusu says the PF government has a target of offering free quality health care in 90 days.
He says that the need for health care service in the country is enormous.
Dr Chikusu was speaking during a hand over ceremony of various medical equipment and cleaning materials worth 50 million Kwacha to Chawama First level hospital by Standard Chartered Bank.
He says government will continue to foster the private public partnership to better the lives of Zambians.
He has thanked Standard Chartered bank for its continued partnership with the Ministry of Health.
And Standard Chartered Bank Managing Director Mizinga Melu says the bank’s commitment is to demonstrate support to the community.
Earlier, Chawama Health Centre Nursing Sister, Jane Botha said that the hospital is grateful for the continued support from the community.
[ZNBC]
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kenmwa2000
October 13, 2011 at 8:53 am
Mr Minister sir, thankyou for your concern, we shall be looking forward to that. But sir look at Kabwe Mine Hospital, it has only one transport, no staff bus or utility vehicle. can you please came to our rescu. we have tried all avenue buit all in vain. your greater attention will be highly appreciated.
worker.
Tonga Steel
October 13, 2011 at 9:40 am
Not until i see the free health care the ministers sentiments remain promise of a goose to lay golden eggs for me. I wish it came to fruition as of yesterday
Pio
October 13, 2011 at 9:54 am
WAY TO GO MR mINISTER
mulile Musungu
October 13, 2011 at 10:09 am
Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The above quotation is true here at FQMO Mining Division, This is what the management is now doing, and for so long time the Management, has completely failed to give the locals who are on senior pay roll the following things;
Condition of Service.
Pay scale is unknown (or grading)
Recently there are working on a pay rise for the “some people” who on senior pay roll, while some have been left out; we do not know why?
People who are left out are; Safety Officers, HR Officers, Maintenance Planners, Stores & Purchasing Officers, Training Officers. ETC
The question, we are putting across or asking is why this Segregation? Does it mean us in this Category we have become unproductive. Can we have high productivity of copper ore minus us procuring spare parts?, or can we have good availabity of equipment us planning and scheduling Jobs? Can we have good operator skills minus us training and up grading those skills? How about HR functions.
We make a plea to our Management to seriously consider this issue and work professionally to void retrogression.
We also ask our Management to check with Kansanshi Mine, how they treat their workers on who are one senior pay roll.
We are all seriously contribution our energies, our skills, our ability, our hearts and our souls to the Company (FQMO) and we also at liberty to have a Better Condition of Service.
We are circulating this plea to the labour Ministry that the new PF government and the press is made to understand the Segregation we go through here at FQMO.
Next if this is not addressed will unearth the racial Segregation
nomba ninshi
October 13, 2011 at 10:22 am
mmmm…free health? its possible but how good will the service be?
Thomases
October 13, 2011 at 10:24 am
LET US LEARN TO APPRECIATE WHERE IT IS DUE… MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE PF GOVERNMENT.
kcm
October 13, 2011 at 10:42 am
not related to article above….
Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The above quotation is true here at KCM, This is what the management is now doing, and for so long time the Management, has completely failed to give the locals who are on senior pay roll the following things;
Condition of Service.
Pay scale is unknown (or grading)
Recently there are working on a pay rise for the “some people” who on senior pay roll, while some have been left out; we do not know why?
People who are left out are; Safety Officers, HR Officers, Maintenance Planners, Stores & Purchasing Officers, Training Officers. ETC
The question, we are putting across or asking is why this Segregation? Does it mean us in this Category we have become unproductive. Can we have high productivity of copper ore minus us procuring spare parts?, or can we have good availabity of equipment us planning and scheduling Jobs? Can we have good operator skills minus us training and up grading those skills? How about HR functions.
We make a plea to our Management to seriously consider this issue and work professionally to void retrogression.
We are all seriously contribution our energies, our skills, our ability, our hearts and our souls to the Company (KCM) and we also at liberty to have a Better Condition of Service.
We are circulating this plea to the labour Ministry that the new PF government and the press is made to understand the Segregation we go through here at KCM
Next if this is not addressed will unearth the racial Segregation…Between tha Zambians and the indians
donchi kubeba
October 13, 2011 at 10:44 am
for your information the pf government (Ba Tata ba Chilufya) puts health matters first above all needs. so just be thankful the same way you appreciated the mobile hospitals. thank you hon.minister God will reward you…..
P435
October 13, 2011 at 10:58 am
I wonder if the free health care will came with free drugs?????????? because we all know no one gives free drugs only if another country knows they will expire and sell them to us at a CHEAP price than we can have both but I will believe it when i see it.
Fabs
October 13, 2011 at 11:11 am
Free health care???c’mon,even the wealthiest of countries dnt offer that..how z a developn country like zambia goin to pull it off??call me doubting thomas if u want,bt i’l only bliv it when i see it.!!
zambian
October 13, 2011 at 11:18 am
for the masses if its free good for some of us there always the fee paying services i believe its good 90 days at work
Ubuntungwa Mu Jambo Jambo
October 13, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Yebo! We also need to know how free things will be funded and for how long. I don’t want go to KK days again. Free things are not that free after all.
lollipop
October 13, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Report things as they happen not as someone says they ll happen. The 90 days story was news months ago not now.
Rio
October 13, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Free our health services from donor dependency first before you can start proclaiming free services everywhere. Will we always be beggars (47+ yrs after independence) with a copper bowl…where is our pride?
DK
October 13, 2011 at 12:59 pm
MAKAKA WHY ARE YOU DOUBTING OUR WORKING GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU SUPPORTED MA RUBBISH MOBILE HOSPITALS
pabwato
October 13, 2011 at 1:18 pm
ba tumfweko we heard this news 2 days ago on znbc,please give us the latest as it comes,viva pf
Himself
October 13, 2011 at 1:47 pm
The problem is that people in this beloved country are now used to suffering. Ladies and Gentlemen our population is too small to fail to have free things with the abandunt resources that this country is endowed. What is required is proper managent of these resources.
mwanasata
October 13, 2011 at 1:49 pm
@ fabs most countries do have free health care where you have a medical card and you get some free medical services, depending on your income, if they can do that zambia can too, zambia is not that poor its the people we put into poor before that made us poor.
hkm
October 13, 2011 at 1:52 pm
viva pf! viva pipoz govt!
PANGU
October 13, 2011 at 2:13 pm
a while ago pipo were saying zambia has too much money, rb is stealing. now donchi kubeba is not interested in stealing but giving to u, now u r asking, where will they get the money? be a proud zambian and enjoy the cruise mwamukolo (mubwato)
Muleka
October 13, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Free health care services cn on b sustainable if cards wer used. As a card can b progrmed wth economical status of a particular individuals. Let b a line btn thoz who cn benefit the free helth care & thoz who cn aford 2pay for the services.
SILIOUS GERD
October 13, 2011 at 4:23 pm
LOW TAX GUY ILIPOSHANI I WANT TO EARN MORE NEXT YEAR AFTER MY COMPLITION OF SCHOOL
Chishango mtonyo
October 13, 2011 at 4:32 pm
If you have nothing to say….just wait and see.
CHINGOLAN
October 13, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Bwana labour minister, what we need especially in KCM is the harmonization of salaries. There is no way people working in the same company have a discrepancy of over 500%, its total madness. An expatriate and certain Zambians will get US$6000 dollars equivalent where as certain Zambian will get US$600 equivalent. Honestly speaking where on earth can we have such a difference? Besides most of the experts dont know anything or they do jobs which can effeclively be done by Zambians. Why should import accountants and mining engineers from India worse still boiler makers. It is a shame for a mining nation like Zambia to embrace such ****** acts.
Mwine Mushi
October 13, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Tonga Steel tawakwata amano Kolwe! Such pipo like you are supozd to be commenting on Z-WatchDog where you find sadists. Wait and see, Mr/s Pesimistic!
Inshimbi
October 13, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Am not sure about if provision of free health services will be solution to the many health issues. I think that free health services should only be given to those that can not manage because if was given universally, it will be wasteful of resources. As a country we should start investing more in prevention than curative because 80% the diseases can be prevented.Most of the prevention methods are high impact cost effective measures and could help the country save more money from been spent on curative services. I would even propose to ama lume His excellence MCS that “ministry of health” be renamed to ” Ministry of “Promotion,Public and Curative Health”. I dont believe in having enough medicines ,enough equipment, mobile or non mobile hospital , enough medical personel will solve the health problem of the people of Zambia
Francis B Ngosa
October 13, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Please get some if not all vehicles from MMD and give them to the hospitals in need country-wide.
Nangu
October 13, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Free health care???? We shall wait en c
Rio
October 14, 2011 at 8:28 am
Primary healthcare is already free in this country…cost sharing starts at the general hospital and Tertiary hospital level for non-referred patients.