Services at KCMC badly hit as half of medical personnel quit
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Amos Makala (right) on an inspection tour of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) yesterday. He is accompanied by KCMC executive director Gilliard Masenga. PHOTO | DIONIS NYATO
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This was revealed by KCMC executive director Dr Gilliard Masenga during a visit to the hospital yesterday by Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Amos Makala. Dr Masenga said, many medical staff have been quitting their jobs at the hospital in search of greener pastures. According to Masenga, medical staff at the KCMC are poorly paid compared to their colleagues in other public hospitals.
Moshi. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) experiences a shortage of over 50 per cent of medical staff, a situation that has adversely affected the provision of services.
This was revealed by KCMC executive director Dr Gilliard Masenga during a visit to the hospital yesterday by Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Amos Makala. Dr Masenga said, many medical staff have been quitting their jobs at the hospital in search of greener pastures. According to Masenga, medical staff at the KCMC are poorly paid compared to their colleagues in other public hospitals.
KCMC is owned by Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) but there is a special arrangement under which government provides operational grants which include wages to some of the medical staff.
“Many staff have moved from the hospital due to poor wages. They have gone to other hospitals which pay them well,” Dr Masenga told the RC.
Responding to the concern, Mr Makala promised that the government would work on the problem. According to him, since the hospital has been providing services to many patients from inside and outside the region, there is a need to find a solution to the problem.
“I have heard your concerns and I promise you that I will forward them to the responsible organs. I am sure we will find solutions,” said Mr Makala.
The hospital, which treats between 500 and 800 inpatients daily, has a total of 1,300 staff. The referal hospital treats a total of 1,000 outpatients daily.
