By SIMON MUNTEMBA The go-slow by the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia is illegal and members taking part will face disciplinary action as individuals, government has warned.And government has assured the public that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that there will be no disruption to health services in the country despite medical doctors having gone on strike.And Public Service Management Division Permanent Secretary, Boniface Chimbwali hoped that the unjustified ‘go slow’ was not politically motivated.In a statement, Mr Chimbwali expressed dismay with the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia’s (RDAZ) continued attempts to disrupt delivery of health services through a ‘go-slow’.He said the go slow by RDAZ president was not only illegal but a violation of the professional code of ethics under the Health Professions Act and the service commission disciplinary code and procedures for handling offences in the public service.In this regard, he warned, individual medical doctors who will be […]
STRIKING RESIDENT DOCTORS CAUTIONED, GO-SLOW IS ILLEGAL
