Fadzayi Mahere | Did you know that the current doctors’ on-call allowance amounts to $1.20 per hour?
Did you know that a pint of blood at a government hospital costs $130.00?
To put things into perspective, it means that doctors have to work for 100 hours on call in order to afford a pint of blood.
One of their key demands is that the rate goes up to $10 per hour which amounts to $720.00 a month. One shift lasts between 8 and 12 hours.
We must all rally behind them and support their cause. Their nationwide strike action which starts today is designed to achieve some sort of improvement to the public health delivery system. We can’t expect them to exhibit a perfect bedside manner and be attentive when dealing with us when their working conditions are poor.
We went to Parirenyatwa General Hospital to speak to the President of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association. Advocate Fadzayi Mahere
its a catch 22 the government is broke,people do not have a good wage,somewhere along the line both sides must rethink.How much are we paying Cuban doctors.Why not cut down allowances of ministers.We should gain something and give the doctors,Retire those above 63 in civil service and see how much serving can be made .Review education allowances for war vets children and be like private institutions were there is limit to number of children subsidized per person.There must be people reaping were they have not sowen .Is the government getting real value for money from suppliers or they are being ripped off ?,here there is oportunity.