Zambia Medical Association Secretary General Dr Kaumba Tolopu says government is losing specialised doctors to the private sector due to lack of motivation. In an interview, Dr Tolopu said currently, some senior resident medical doctors were getting paid the same salary as junior resident medical doctors, causing some of them to opt for working outside the country. “We also have a lot of challenges and one of the persistent challenges is that of promotions. I think we have stated several times and this is on record in public media as well, we have doctors serving as senior doctors but still get paid salaries of junior doctors so we have engaged government on several occasions and we are hopeful that we...

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