THE provision of quality health care in government hospitals should never discriminate between the haves and have-nots.All who seek medical attention must be treated equally and should not be subjected to prohibitive demands that in the end defeat the government’s aim of ensuring quality health care for all.This is the more reason why it has come with a sense of shock the disclosure that Government health institutions are asking expecting mothers to provide their own delivery supplies during labour.The practice is not only unfair but discriminates against the vulnerable who cannot afford to provide the so-called requirements.It also defeats the government’s hitherto nationwide campaign to encourage women to give birth in hospitals and other health centres.We are glad though that the Medical Quality HealthCare in Zambia (MQHZ) has condemned the practice and advised the government to ensure that the trend was stopped.The MQHZ Director-General, Dr Quince Mwabu said that expecting mothers had the right to […]
QUALITY HEALTH CARE
