Zambian 'assasin' training addressed
The ministry of health and social services said it is in the process of informing cabinet and parliament about the eligibility of medical courses in which some Namibians are currently enrolled in neighbouring Zambia.
This follows a news report that two Zambian universities, where Namibians are currently enrolled, “train assassins” instead of doctors and that the health council there had banned five degree programmes at the Cavendish University and Apex Medical University.
According to health permanent secretary Petronella Masabana they have engaged the universities and the universities have promised to rectify the situation.
“We can confirm that we went there and had discussions with the universities. They promised to rectify the situation, but more than that I cannot say,” she said.
A report has been compiled following the visit to Zambia by a last month that was comprised of representatives of the Health Professions Council of Namibia and the University of Namibia's Medical School, amongst others.
On 11 June the Zambian online newspaper News Diggers reported that the registrar of the Zambian Health Professions Council of Zambia, Dr Aaron Mujajati, said the council could not allow the Apex and Cavendish universities to continue training doctors saying given their capacity, they could only produce “assassins”.
According to the report some courses were withdrawn because they do not have teaching staff for core programmes especially under the MBCHP programme that produces doctors.
JEMIMA BEUKES
This follows a news report that two Zambian universities, where Namibians are currently enrolled, “train assassins” instead of doctors and that the health council there had banned five degree programmes at the Cavendish University and Apex Medical University.
According to health permanent secretary Petronella Masabana they have engaged the universities and the universities have promised to rectify the situation.
“We can confirm that we went there and had discussions with the universities. They promised to rectify the situation, but more than that I cannot say,” she said.
A report has been compiled following the visit to Zambia by a last month that was comprised of representatives of the Health Professions Council of Namibia and the University of Namibia's Medical School, amongst others.
On 11 June the Zambian online newspaper News Diggers reported that the registrar of the Zambian Health Professions Council of Zambia, Dr Aaron Mujajati, said the council could not allow the Apex and Cavendish universities to continue training doctors saying given their capacity, they could only produce “assassins”.
According to the report some courses were withdrawn because they do not have teaching staff for core programmes especially under the MBCHP programme that produces doctors.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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