JUNIOR doctors in Bulawayo have broken ranks with the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association, whose interests they say are not about serving the nation. Coming together under the banner of the Zimbabwe Progressive Doctors Association (PDAZ), the physicians have taken a stance to ensure that even when they are incapacitated, they continue negotiating with their employer while at work in line with their oath of service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not believe in leaving patients alone. We want to continue working and that is why all of us are back at work. We do not believe in the manner in which the ZHDA operates,\u201d said the association\u2019s Spokesperson Dr Anesu Rangwani.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe Progressive Doctors Association Chairlady for Mpilo and United Bulawayo Hospitals, Dr Thembela Ndlovu said they also appreciate that the people\u2019s interests are important especially in times of need.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the people who need health care are actually our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters. We will not neglect them and where we have issues we will discuss them with our employer while we continue working,\u201d Dr Ndlovu said
\nLast year\u2019s strike by the doctors under the ZHDA was widely condemned as the association rebuffed efforts by the government to address their grievances.<\/p>\n
THE PDAZ was formed in December last year following an impasse between the government and doctors in the country which had led to the health professionals embarking on an industrial action for months. The junior doctors formed a new representative body with the objective of serving patients while negotiations for better working conditions are underway.
\nUntil then, the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors\u2019 Association (ZHDA) had been the sole union representing junior doctors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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