The appointment of nearly 100 new doctors last week at clinics and hospitals in Mpumalanga would strengthen primary healthcare and boost service delivery, said Health MEC Sasekani Manzini.
The Citizen reports that the new staff were appointed at facilities in Matsulu, Msogwaba, Bushbuckridge and surrounding areas, some of them being 24-hour clinics.
The MEC said their employment was cause for celebration.
“We appointed 97 out of the expected 99 because two doctors declined the posts, having already made arrangements to further their studies.”
She said 57 of the appointees had been placed in district hospitals and 24-hour healthcare centres.
“The appointment and deployment of 25 medical doctors to primary healthcare facilities was not about ticking the boxes,” she said. “This represents a transformative step towards achieving universal health coverage.”
Manzini also welcomed the addition of medical and pharmacy interns and community servers’ personnel a few days ago, saying this would help create a sustainable, safe and high-quality health system for ordinary people.
The new crew comprised 590 health professionals, with 85 being medical interns and 505 being community servers’ personnel from various categories.
The Citizen article – Mpumalanga strengthens healthcare with nearly 100 new doctors (Open access)
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