New government asked to address shortage of health care workers

New government asked to address shortage of health care workers

As the new government takes its first steps today, health experts are asking that it considers increasing the number of Nurses and Midwives to match the growing population.   Evelyne Kyomugisha, the Acting Commissioner for Nursing and Midwifery at the ministry of Health says, although the country has registered tremendous improvement in health service delivery, there are also a number of challenges which must be addressed urgently.   She says cu…