Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro, who
has been in Victoria Falls since last weekend, said the Second Republic will
not tolerate a lackadaisical approach to duty as he called for a change in work
ethic.
This comes in the background of some workers complaining
about incapacitation and lack of motivation to do their duty.
Dr Mangwiro toured health facilities in Victoria Falls
where he expressed disappointment at lack of commitment in taking care of
Government property as well of lack of cleanliness at some of the health
centres.
He did not mince his words as he chastised staff at
Chinotimba Clinic and Victoria Falls Hospital over dirty premises.
Dr Mangwiro implored the Victoria Falls City Council to
play its part and complement Government efforts as he challenged public workers
to move away from the mentality of claiming to be under-resourced when some
duties like cleaning premises do not need much financial resources.
At Victoria Falls Hospital, Dr Mangwiro who was accompanied
by chief director curative services in the ministry, Dr Maxwell Hove, Victoria
Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini and other stakeholders, took more than
four hours, breaking for lunch and returning again in the afternoon, to tour
the hospital as he entered every room to inspect.
He was not impressed by dusty walls, cobweb infested roofs
and ceilings, malfunctioning water taps and toilets and took workers to task
demanding an explanation on why they were not cleaning the hospital premises.
Dr Mangwiro reiterated that Government will not hesitate to
relieve under-performing workers and replace them with committed employees who
can help the country achieve its vision for an upper middle-income economy by
year 2030.
“I am not happy about lack of cleanliness. We can’t keep
facilities dirty and expect that the head office will come and clean for us. We
need to change our work ethic and attitude and the way of doing things and we
need to act now because as Government we are not going to tolerate anyone who
pulls down or backwards efforts being made towards better service delivery and
development of the country,” said Dr Mangwiro.
He repeated the words to all stakeholders who attended
respective meetings that were held in preparation for the vaccination week that
started on Monday. He challenged health workers to have empathy and strive for
the best in the profession.
“We need to change our attitude as workers and healthcare
givers. We are saying so because as Government we realised how people were
affected by Covid-19,” said Dr Mangwiro.
He was generally impressed by the standard maintained at the
Zimbabwe Aids Project (ZAP) Clinic housed at Beat Aids in Mkhosana and ZRP
Clinic located within Victoria Falls Police Station where he commended the
nurse, Inspector Diana Masara for cleanliness.
Dr Mangwiro praised general cleanliness of the city saying
it gives confidence that there cannot be any outbreak of cholera and typhoid
diseases.
He appealed to the local authority to complement Government
in cushioning its workers by availing housing stands for them so that they feel
obliged to serve their communities.
Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini said the
council was ready to support Government. Chronicle
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