DON’T USE PATIENTS FOR NEGOTIATIONS, PRESIDENT LUNGU ADVISES DOCTORS

By AARON CHIYANZO in Mansa                                                                     HEALTH workers should refrain from using patients as a bargaining tool when aggrieved, President Edgar Lungu has said.President Lungu said there were channels of airing grievances and that the code of ethics must be respected at all times.He appealed to health workers to be dedicated to duty at all times and to conduct themselves in a  professional manner.President Lungu said this at the commissioning of Chinkoshi Mini Hospital in Mansa yesterday.“I appeal to our health workers not to use patients as a bargaining tool when they have grievances. There are right channels to follow and code of ethics must be respected,” he said.And President Lungu said the PF government was focused on strengthening health systems by continuing to invest in health infrastructure and personnel.He said the aim was to bring quality health services closer to people to shorten distances.President Lungu said the newly constructed Chinkoshi Mini Hospital was part of […]