THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) has expressed displeasure over Central Province PS Milner Mwanakampwe’s sentiments that some healthcare workers abandon work to offer services at private hospitals. On Tuesday, Mwanakampwe cautioned doctors whom he said had a tendency of drawing double salaries from both government and private hospitals while abandoning their public stations. He said this when he officiated at the Central Provincial Health Office planning meeting in Kapiri Mposhi. But in an interview, Thursday, ZMA Secretary General Dr Kaumba Tolopu said the PS spoke from a point of ignorance. “As Zambia Medical Association we are really concerned over the manner in which the said PS was addressing professionals and medical doctors to be specific. We are working in an...

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