BY BEN BILUA
Gizo
MORE staffs are needed at Gizo Hospital as population continues to increase demand for adequate services.
Director of Western Provincial Health Service Dr. Dickson Boara said the hospital has witnessed an increase in the number of patients over the past years.
He said the situation is not urgent however forward planning is important so that the hospital is ready when situation changes.
“At the moment it is manageable but we cannot rule out the fact that our population has increased and patients admitted at the hospital also increase.
“We need more doctors and nurses at the hospital to meet the service-demand. From health and medical point of view with need more specialised doctors who can attend to different health issues especially women and children,” Boara said.
He said the task now is to look at how to accommodate doctors and nurses who will serve at the hospital.
Boara said housing is one of the challenges that continues to downplay Gizo hospital’s plan to bring in more doctors and nurses.
“There are doctors and nurses who are interested to come and join our team at the hospital, but our problem is housing.
“Housing market in Gizo is very limited as other sectors also compete for accommodation here in Gizo,” he said.
Boara said one of the potential solutions is for the provincial government to allocate a piece a land at Gizo specifically to build houses for medical staffs especially doctors and nurses.
He calls on the Western Provincial Government to see the need and work closely with the health sector to approve the plan.
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