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Govt assures ZFDS

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA
Government has since assured workers at (ZFDS) that they will not be evicted from the ZAF base but her office will confer with the Minister of Defence to allow the operations to continue.

Ms Msebo asked workers at the service to be hopeful and happy that the Government has responded to their challenges.

Ms Masebo said that the 12 percent salary increment across the board to workers at Zambia Flying Doctors Service (ZFDS) after 6 years of their conditions of service not improved.

She also said that Government has increased funding to the institution from K 22m to K30m.

Ms Masebo said this after meeting staff at ZFDS in Ndola.

And MsMasebo said she was disappointed with Ndola Teaching Hospital management for failing to keep the institution clean.

Speaking when she toured the hospital, Ms Masebo said that she was not pleased with site of cobwebs and outdated equipment that have gathered dust.

Ms Masebo has since directed management to see to it that they improve standards at the hospital.