By Daily News Reporter in Dodoma
THE government has
asked all Regional Medical Officers (RMOs) to make sure that all
machines and other medical equipment distributed to various hospitals
are properly functioning in a bid to
reduce disturbances facing medical
officers.
The call was made
here by Deputy Permanent Secretary in the President's Office, Regional
Administration and Local Government in charge of Health, Dr Dorothy
Gwajima, during her working tour of Kongwa District to inspect hospital
infrastructure currently being implemented under the project dubbed
(Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
During her tour, Dr
Gwajima realised that the washing machine at Mlali Health centre in the
district had never operated since it was brought at the facility last
year.
Therefore, Dr Gwajima issued seven days to Dodoma RMO to make sure that the machine was working.
"You requested the
government to bring this machine, but unfortunately it is not working,
therefore, if it does not work in the next seven days we will take it to
another medical facility which is ready to use it," she insisted.
The deputy PS said
that many medical officials ought to be complaining when there is lack
of medical equipment but immediately after receiving them they fail to
make sure that they are working.
However, Dr Gwajima
asked the Council Health Management Team (CHMT) in Kongwa District to
avoid negligence, adding that they should discharge their duties
efficiently and professionally in their duty stations.
She equally
directed the supervisory committees within the district to make thorough
follow ups and inspections to see if officials within medical
facilities are performing their duties.
The acting Medical
Officer at Mlali Health Centre, Dr Alanus Bagambabyaki said that human
beings learn through mistakes, insisting that they would not commit such
mistakes again.
On behalf of my
colleagues, I want to assure you that we will work on all your
directives as well as improve efficiency, said Dr Bagambabyaki.
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