Government says it is training nurses and midwives studying in Christian Health Association of Malawi (Cham) colleges to venture into entrepreneurship as a way of reducing unemployment rate.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a joint graduation ceremony of 340 midwives and nurses from St Lukes and St Joseph colleges of midwifery and nursing in Blantyre on Thursday, Principal Secretary in the ministry of Health, Macphail Magwira said the graduates have been sharpened to work in the government, private sector and also to be employers.<\/p>\n
Magwira explained that the intention is to equip the nurses and midwives to consider other means of earning a living instead of relying on government as the only employer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the question that most people have in mind is whether government has the capacity to accommodate all of the graduates, considering that currently, we are going through economic hardship but we foresaw that and we have drilled them to be entrepreneurs so that they can join the private sector,\u201d stated Magwira.<\/p>\n
While congratulating the graduates, Cham\u2018s Board Chairman, Reverend Timothy Nyasulu, urged the graduates to handle their work with humility, care and love as nursing is a calling and a noble job.<\/p>\n
Nyasulu added that he hopes government will provide all the resources so that the standards of the graduates should not be compromised.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur prayer is that government will offer all the necessities once our graduates get into the field because resources will play a role for them to showcase their competence. We understand the health sector is going through financial challenges but we hope government will look into that. To the graduates my message is simple; nursing is a ministry hence it requires their patience and love,\u201d Nyasulu explained.<\/p>\n
USAID is funding the scholarship of nurses and midwives in the Christians nursing colleges and its representative Ruth Madison said maternal health is very essential hence there is more work to be done as the number of nurses and midwives is very small comparing to the growing population.<\/p>\n
One of the graduates, Martha Likhomo said she will not look up to government to offer her a job since she has been trained to do some private work as a nurse to make sure that she is not jobless after being graduated.<\/p>\n
Currently Malawi has only 12 000 nurses and Midwives to service a population of about 17 million people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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