By Bridget Mananavire
Government has imposed three more months of internship for junior doctors who were on strike for the past three weeks.
In a March 6, 2017 letter to all hospital chief executives, Health ministry secretary Gerald Gwinji said all doctors who were away for 14 days-plus will have to do three more months of internship before they qualify to be moved to a district hospital for their final year of training.
This is despite an agreement not to take disciplinary action against the doctors that was signed by the Health Bipartite Negotiating Panel.
Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) president Edgar Munatsi yesterday declined to comment on the government’s latest shock move.
In the letter, copied to Health minister David Parirenyatwa, his deputy Aldrin Musiiwa, Health Services Board (HSB) chair Lovemore Mbengeranwa and others, Gwinji claimed the internship extension was in line with training rules and regulations.
“Junior doctors who were away from training for a period of 14 days and above will be required to repeat the rotations for three months with effect from March 6 to end May 2017,” he said.
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Source: Nehandaradio
