Some reasons given by some resident doctors to effect a go-slow are not justified and political factors cannot be ruled out, students of higher learning have changed.
The Students4Lungu Chairperson, Steven Kanyakula, who is a student at Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, charged that while resident doctors may have some justified grievances as regards some arrears owed to them, most demands being put across are political and bizarre.
“For instance, resident doctors are demanding that unemployed doctors must be employed forthwith if they have to end their striking actions, but how many other professions such as teachers would put up such demands?” he asked.
Mr Kanyakula said students are concerned with unverified reports that some leaders of resident doctors had privately been meeting with politicians at some residence of a former freedom fighter to plan for this go-slow action as a political move against the government.
“As students, especially most of us in the medical field, we believe there is no justification for politicians to use resident doctors to sacrifice the lives of Zambians who are sick. This kind of opportunistic politics must not be allowed as it’s the sick who will suffer and not politicians,” said Kanyakula.
Mr. Kanyakula expressed confidence that President Lungu means well for the health sector as can be seen by the investment his administration and party have made in health infrastructure and recruitment of health workers.
Little fella wait until you graduate and have a family to feed before you comment on the issues of your seniors
Medical student at LMMU? Please, by all means, if you feel so strongly about it, you should join them on the wards and help them work FOR FREE. Then you can talk
The opposition’s n found it so amusing to make them continue striking. They were arm twisting grz. Now they can proudly go to the table with a golden cup to ask for what’s there’s. Thanks docs for being so humane and uncallous
Very wise and woke students. These students know the truth and can’t be cheated by a mere tribal buff00n. Hh should be ashamed of himself. Students do the right thing at the polling station in August. Ni lungu fye
THE SEWERAGE COLLECTOR SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON SUCH ISSUES
STICK TO YOUR PROFFESSION TR000LL
Zambia needs more doctors so the styupid argument that all professions will demand this is a non-starter. Higher education without higher intelligence is spoiling our country
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Zambia needs more doctors so the styupid argument that all professions will demand this is a non-starter. Higher education without higher intelligence is spoiling our country
Owe the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services is looking for health proffessions while pa Zed we are threatening them.
Unless these are half cooked graduate doctors that are unemployed, GRZ can export these unemployed doctors and help earn forex…….
Just image less than 250,000 people out of about 18 million people have been vaccinated for COVID 19. The COVID 19 Vaccine was donate by other countries. Zambia has not even bothered to buy some vaccine at least the government should pay the doctors. Many times students approach life from ideal point of view which is opposed to the reality or practical.