THE government has said that it will ensure that all doctors in government referral hospitals in the country are paid the same rates of salaries according to their profession and from now on no any doctor will be paid a different salary rate.
The directive was made yesterday by the
Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, the Elderly and
Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, when she was speaking to Mwanza regional
referral hospitals workers after she had inaugurated the new MSD
Community outlet, the Seko Toure pharmacy.
He said the purpose of such action is to
enable all doctors to work with high morale and improve the delivery of
medical services in the country. “I have already directed my colleagues
in the ministry to ensure that all doctors in referral hospitals are
paid the same salaries.
It is impossible for a doctor who works
at Muhimbili National Hospital to be paid a higher salary than the one
working at Mwanza regional referral hospital, Sekou Toure, or in Katavi
region.
This does not make any sense”, she
argued. She said the government’s goal now is to empower all doctors
across the country and create a good working environment for them
including providing them with modern equipment.
The minister stated that the move will
remove the notion that some doctors are better than others and it would
encourage other doctors to work hard to serve the people.
In response to a challenge of provision
of health services in the country, she said the government will ensure
that every Tanzanian is registered with the health insurance in order to
enable him or her to access those services efficiently.
Ms Mwalimu urged both regional and
district commissioners to begin motivating people to join the health
insurance and community heath fund (CHF) to overcome the challenges of
high medical costs.
He commended Mwanza Regional
Commissioner Mr Magesa Mulongo and the Acting Mwanza Regional Medical
Officer (RMO), Mr Onesmo Rwekendera, for being the first in regional
level and in the zone to establish the new MSD pharmacy
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