FLYING DOCTORS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IMPRESSES HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed that the medical equipment at the Zambia Flying Doctor Services Aeromed James Lawless Centre in Ndola on the Copperbelt Province, be replicated in all health centers in the country.
President Hichilema observed that the X-Ray machinery at the centre, is not only affordable but technologically superior, vital for enhanced service delivery.
The Head of State was happy with the innovation and ingenuity in the business model of running the institution on a structure of the private sector model.
ZANIS reports that President Hichilema said this when he toured the Aeromed Centre in Ndola on Sunday where he was impressed with the transformation at the institution.
President Hichilema further commended the leadership and team at the health institution for the job well done in ensuring that the revival of the Flying Doctor Service is not in vain.
The Head of State, noted that it is vital to provide quality health services to citizens not only in urban areas but also in remote and hard to reach areas.
“What is impressive is the thought processes of thinking outside the box. It is a good example of what can be done to all public institutions,” President Hichilema said.
The President also commended the Ministry of Health for pushing the revival of the Flying Doctor Service which had been discontinued.
He stressed the importance of good leaderships being key to building institutions.
President Hichilema wants all government ministries to be focused on service delivery for the benefit of all citizens.
“If government operation becomes derelict, even the private sector gets dragged down, but when standards are pushed as the Zambia Flying Doctor Services Aeromed James Lawless Centre then, service delivery is improved’’, President Hichilema noted.