{"id":3029,"date":"2019-02-03T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2019-02-03T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T11:46:21","slug":"latest-doctors-nurses-to-work-3-days-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/latest-doctors-nurses-to-work-3-days-a-week","title":{"rendered":"LATEST: Doctors, Nurses To Work 3 Days A Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a letter addressed to public health sector administrative leaders, the government has asked that an interim measure to reduced working hours for all health workers be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>The health workers, including doctors and nurses, will now work 3 days a week in\u00a0an effort to curb to what is referred to as \u2018prevailing transport challenge\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear what the impact will be on the delivery of health services in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, included below, was sent on Friday 01 February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Medical-Doctor-Hours-Reduced-520x1024-152x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Medical-Doctor-Hours-Reduced-520x1024-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/Medical-Doctor-Hours-Reduced-520x1024.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a letter addressed to public health sector administrative leaders, the government has asked that an interim measure to reduced working hours for all health workers be implemented. 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