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MISPLACED PRIORITIES
In my workplace, a level 4 hosp, there is a C-Arm xray machine, purchased by govt in the recent flury of tenders by the MOH. A C-arm xray is used by highly skilled Orthopaedic surgeons to minimise "cutting" of patients during operations & ensure proper alignment of bones. The truth is orthopaedic surgeons can still work pretty well without this machine, its just supposed to make work easier, faster & more accurate.
The county, which has two level 4 hospitals(hence 2 machines) has only 1 physician, 1 general surgeon, 1 gynecologist, no paediatrician & no orthopaedic specialist. As things stand, there is no hope of having these specialists soon.
We have the very latest digital xray & ultrasound scan machines but no radiographer to operate them. In this same hosp I sometimes have to shamefully refer patients due to some basic reasons like the theatre has no oxygen, no electricity & hosp generator has no fuel, or lack of normal saline, etc. Yes we launched these machines in front of cameras but mama mboga is still suffering. She will applaud u and blame the the doctor thinking they are lazy on their jobs.
Wht's the point of splashing 40bn on machines if service delivery remains the same? Isn't this defrauding the taxpayer? Are we really addressing the pains of the pple?
In any organization, whenever u want to introduce some form of service, employee training/recruitment is the 1st step, because human resource is the most important factor in its success.
I am a believer tht true success is always abt the pple. If the pple did not embrace facebook, Mark Zuckerberg would not b a great man. China is the strongest economy in the world, why? They have a huge knowledgeable population, who r all providing their expertise in their economy. The doctor's CBA is aimed at retaining such skilled expertise in our country.
Someone needs to speak for mama mboga. We need direction in this country.
#lipakamatender#
#doctorsontrial#
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