High turnover of specialists a headache

Princess Marina Hospital
Princess Marina Hospital

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently faced with a high turnover of specialist staff from public service and the difficulty in recruiting them from the job market.

Health minister, Dorcus Makgato revealed in Parliament on Monday, saying that their endeavour to improve access to specialist services in the country has proven difficult.

This has been so, especially in efforts to replace five basic specialists being a physician, anesthesiologist, general surgeon, gynecologists and pediatrician in all of the district hospitals.

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