DOWA DHO DISPATCHES HEALTH WORKER AT HEALTH CENTRE

Dowa District Health Officer, Dr. Owen Malema, says his office has dispatched a medical assistant from Mponela hospital to Dzoole health centre.One of the NGO’s that are promoting issues of human rights in the district is OSSEDI Malawi.Florence Madziayenda is the Projects Officer of the NGO, and confirms that a health worker has been sent to the health centre.In an interview with ZBS on Friday, Senior Chief Dzoole said that there are already enough houses to accommodate additional health personnel at the health centre.But Dowa DHO says the root cause of the problem is shortage of health workers in the country.Meanwhile, people of Senior Chief Dzoole in Dowa and others places in the country have to wait until government deploys more health workers in their areas.19 JULY, 2010Dowa District Health Officer, Dr. Owen Malema, says his office has dispatched a medical assistant from Mponela hospital to Dzoole health centre.One of the NGO’s that are promoting issues of human rights in the district is OSSEDI Malawi.Florence Madziayenda is the Projects Officer of the NGO, and confirms that a health worker has been sent to the health centre.In an interview with ZBS on Friday, Senior Chief Dzoole said that there are already enough houses to accommodate additional health personnel at the health centre.But Dowa DHO says the root cause of the problem is shortage of health workers in the country.Meanwhile, people of Senior Chief Dzoole in Dowa and others places in the country have to wait until government deploys more health workers in their areas.19 JULY, 2010Finally, people of Senior Chief Dzoole can now afford a smile following the deployment of a health worker in the area.Last week, health services in the area came to a virtual standstill after the only two health personnel at Dzoole Health Centre were absent- one was on holiday while the other one was sick and admitted to Mponela hospital.Dowa District Health Officer, Dr. Owen Malema, confirmed the development, attributing it to shortage of health workers in the country.