By PETER SICHALITHE Ministry of Health owes resident doctors about K150 million, Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) President Brian Sampa has said.Meanwhile, Dr Sampa said despite the shortage of doctors in the country, over 500 medical doctors were still unemployed.He said the doctors would take drastic measures as their ultimatum ends this Friday.Dr Sampa explained that the K150 million owed to doctors was in form of arrears, settling in allowance and gratuity dating back to 2015 and that the previous RDAZ leadership had been following up the matter but to no avail.Dr Sampa also complained that some doctors holding senior positions were being paid salaries based on lower positions.“We have many doctors being paid on lower positions when they are holding senior positions. For instance, a senior resident medical officer being paid as a junior resident medical officer,” Dr Sampa said.Dr Sampa said there was also need for Government to employ the 500 unemployed […]
WE’RE OWED K150M – DOCS
