Zambia Society of Physiotherapy has distanced itself from Consortium of Health Professional Association Chairperson Brian Sampa’s statement on the recruitment of health workers and a planned march to State House.
ZSP President Martha Banda said that Dr. Sampa’s actions have been done in a hasty manner without due consultation and blessings from the Zambia Society of Physiotherapy.
Dr. Banda said that the statement to the press and communication to the Minister of Health by the Dr. Sampa defeats the purpose of prioritizing dialogue with the ministry and government towards the process of recruitment and other matters of concern raised in prior engagements.
Dr. Banda said it is unfortunate that Dr. Sampa made decisions and executed actions without a collective agreement of affiliate associations.
Dr. Banda said the Society will not represent the Society and its members in any matter henceforth.
She said the Society remains confident that the procedures of human resource deployment in the Ministry of Health will be quickened for the timely placement of trained Personnel to bridge the gap in health care delivery.
On Monday, Dr Sampa announced that Members of a Consortium of 12 Health Professional Associations have resolved to stop volunteering and demand that they receive their letters of employment by 18th February this year.
Dr. Sampa said this follows “loose” statements or promises that have been made by officials from the Ministry of Health from last year but haven’t yielded anything.
Dr. Sampa said that if the government fails to issue the health practitioners with letters, members of the consortium will march to the State House to seek audience and intervention from President Hakainde Hichilema.
“We would also like to condemn comments regarding prioritizing volunteers, the best and those with the right working attitude in the recruitment process as recruitment should offer equal opportunities for all, especially that these are entry-level positions,” he said.
“We also urge our general members to remain calm as we wait for a positive response from the Ministry of Health during the period 9th February 2022 – 18th February 2022.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Sampa said the recruitment of health workers should be done in formality, transparency, and a hastened way by the Ministry.
In a statement issued to the media today, Dr. Sampa said the employment of health workers is long overdue.
Member organizations of the Consortium are Resident Doctors Associations of Zambia (RDAZ), Zambia Society of Physiotherapy (ZSP), Radiological Society of Zambia (RSZ), Biomedical Society of Zambia (BMSZ), Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ), Zambia Medical Licentiate Practitioners Association (ZMLPA), Clinical Officers’ Association of Zambia (COAZ), Public Health Association of Zambia (PHAZ), Zambia Institute of Environmental Health (ZIEH), Dental Therapy Society of Zambia (DTSZ) and Zambia Association for Science Laboratory Technology (ZASLT) and Zambia Association of Biological Scientists.
I told Brian that his actions were untimely, look now, your fell health Professionals are denying young in broad daylight. Check yeste5rday’s story, i said poor timing, poor timing. Your friends will leave you in the cold very soon young man, careful. You want your license to be revoked and cancelled????? Check your timing properly when doing some of these things, such actions can just cause chaos than solving the unemployment crises. Careful.
I told Brian that his actions were untimely, look now, your fellow health Professionals are denying young in broad daylight. Check yesterday’s story, i said poor timing, poor timing. Your friends will leave you in the cold very soon young man, careful. You want your license to be revoked and cancelled????? Check your timing properly when doing some of these things, such actions(rioting, matching to some place) can just cause chaos than solving the unemployment crises. Careful.
He has forgotten.
He has just grown big headed.
Brian Sampa is a lunatic, I don’t know how educated people like resident doctors put him in charge of their affairs. Anyway, even in politics we sometimes elect lunatics to be in charge on national affairs. This defines who we are as a people. You can’t tell me that Brian was elected by cadres
Which State house are you going to march to. The President will be in the air flying to Europe.
A whole doctor using trade union tactics….grow up learn to dialogue seek an appointment with the PS and Minister for Health engage them then from the outcome of your meetings seek to meet number 1 and speak from an informed position. Are you not the one who ‘threatened’ to with draw your services just before the elections to put pressure on the then grz????During covid??? Ba Doc….
When you were in opposition you loved his madness nayo nayo. realities of governing are catching up with you.
Isn’t this the same chap that fired doctors who protested during Lungu’s tenure? I still remember it was like 8months ago
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No, he didn’t. He was the one leading the protest.
He voted with his stomach
Ba kembo pano were busy supporting Brian when he went head on to challenge the former government. When the then PS Labour issued statements explaining that the guy was out of line ba blogger mwatile ati intimidation. Nomba lelo mumwenemo akamuntu mwalesapota pantu…???
Ati a whole doctor? Aren’t doctors humans? Don’t doctors need to eat? Except in North Korea plenty of doctors belong to unions.