Optimise Princess Marina�s resources, Madigele urges

Awakening: Authorities hope a fresh slew of polices and initiatives will boost Princess Marina
Awakening: Authorities hope a fresh slew of polices and initiatives will boost Princess Marina

Assistant Minister of Health, Dr Alfred Madigele has urged health workers to optimise resources for better service delivery and quality health care.

Officially opening the Princess Marina Hospital Stakeholders’ Pitso on Friday, Madigele said the scarcity of resources warrants that there be an explicit framework that can guide both policy makers, service providers and the nation to optimise output and care.  “The Pitso is held under the theme ‘Working Together Towards An Effective and Efficient Health Service’ and this is the perfect time to consider the fact that it is important to optimise the little resources that we have to provide quality heathcare to those in need without any compromising,” he said.

Madigele said developing an effective and efficient health service was essential for overcoming bottlenecks in order to achieve national and global health goals.

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