NEWS FROM THE PARLIAMENT:
The government has assured to complete once and for
all shortages of health workers facing a number of health centres in the
country, the deputy minister of State in President’s office fir local
government ad regional administration Josephat Kandege has said. The minister
said yesterday in Parliament when responding to the question earlier raised by Iramba
East legislator Allkain Joseph Kiula (CCM). The legislator wanted to know when
the government will bring health workers for the newly Mkalama health centre
which the government had built in his constituency a year ago.
He said that, with then good efforts shown by
the government towards ensuring the provision of clean health facility in his
constituency, the health centre lacks
enough personnel an aspect that, there has been a backlog of duties while
serving people. In response, the deputy minister assured him that, among the
2,534 health person el to be employed during 2018/19 financial year, the centre
will also be provided with 12 workers. The deputy minister has also promised
the Singida North legislator Monko Justine (CCM for the Migori health center, and
another legislator Almasi Maige (CCM) for Uyui in Tabora, and Ndanda legislator
Cecilia Mwambe (CCM) for Chiwale health centre. The minster assured them that, health centers
in their constituencies would be provided with enough personnel to run the
activities. Earlier the legislators forwarded their claims of the incurring shortages
of staff facing their health centres during question and answer session in
parliament. Responding to this, deputy minister Kandege said that, out of these
staff to be employed soon, some will be directly employed by the local
government ministry, while others will be channeled through minister of Health.
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