Poor planning is reason nurses roam the streets :: Mmegi Online

Unemployment is a disease that has eluded many governments. The disease is worse in developing countries where hundreds of thousands of graduates find themselves with no jobs despite the needs of their communities.

But the situation in our health facilities is troubling. The reports that there are many qualified nurses roaming the streets while our health facilities around the country suffer from understaffing is baffling to say the least.

Many Batswana still travel long distances to acquire services from government health facilities whilst others wait for too long before they can meet specialists. A typical example is Extension II clinic, a stone throw from Mmegi Offices, where patients can wait hours to be assisted by nurses and other medical staff. The Minister of Health and Wellness (MoHW), Dorcus Makgato admitted last week that there are vacancies in her ministry, but nursing graduates are roaming the streets.

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