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ZUNO E- NEWSLETTER/ Monthly Issue#17 December 2017
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On 25 January 2017, the
General Nursing Council of Zambia (GNCZ) and local private nursing and midwifery training institutions met to share knowledge on ways of enhancing quality education for Nurses and Midwives in the country.
During the meeting the GNCZ Registrar Mr. Aaron Banda stressed on the need for the GNCZ and all the Nursing and Midwifery training institutions to work together.
Mr. Banda noted that there is need to modernise nursing and that the council is ready to engage with any training institution that wants to advance the nursing and midwifery profession. He further stated that as a regulator of training institutions, GNCZ wants
to utilise preventive legislation as opposed to reactive legislation.
GNCZ wants to see how best stakeholders in nursing and midwifery training can work together to improve training thereby producing competent nurses and midwives who are better able to serve the general public.
Over twenty five (25) private nursing and midwifery training institutions were present during the meeting.
The Ministry of Health was represented by the Deputy Director of Nursing Services Mrs Emily Chipaya, while ZUNO was represented by the President Mr Liseli Sitali.
Also In this issue
ICN Unveils IND 2017 Theme
Ministry of Health re-positioning of human resource & nursing
UTH and ZUNO orient new Nurses and Midwives
From Left ZUNO President Mr. Liseli Sitali, MOH Deputy Director Nursing Services Mrs. Emily Chipaya and GNC Registrar Mr. Aaron Banda
GNCZ meets with Private Nursing and Midwifery Training Institutions
ZUNO E- NEWSLETTER | Monthly Issue#17 JANUARY 2017 PAGE2
New Nurses and Midwives being orientated at University Teaching Hospitals
On 9th January 2017, the University Teaching Hospitals
conducted an orientation session for the new Nurses and Midwives. 160 Nurses and 11 midwives attended the induction.
All the seven (07) Chief Nursing Officers for UTH were in attendance to provide guidance and mentorship to the new employees.
ZUNO President Mr. Liseli Sitali in his address oriented the nurses and midwives on the activities of ZUNO and as well as the procedure for dispute resolution for health workers.
A UTH ZUNO branch official branch Linda Nyirongo interacting with the new Nurses and Midwives during induction.
The University Teaching Hospitals is expected to receive over 300 new nurses and midwives.
The University Teaching Hospitals currently have two ZUNO branches, the UTH and Cancer Diseases Hospital Branch, both based at UTH and operating under ZUNO Lusaka Provincial office.
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ICN Unveils IND 2017 Theme
The International Council of Nurses
has unveiled the 2017 International
Nurses Day (IND) theme.
This year’s IND theme is “Nursing: A
voice to lead - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.”
The International Council of Nurses
commemorates this important day each
year with the production and distribution
of the International Nurses' Day (IND)
Kit which will be available on
http://www.icn.ch/publications/2017-nursing-a-voice-to-lead-achieving-
the-sustainable-development-goals/
International Nurses Day is celebrated
around the world every May 12, the
anniversary of Florence Nightingale's
birth.
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UTH and ZUNO orient new Nurses and Midwives
ZUNO E- NEWSLETTER | Monthly Issue#17 JANUARY 2017 PAGE3
The re-positioning of human resource for
health within the Ministry of Health has brought about expansion of nursing leadership, governance and clinical care; but not up to the level of influence nurses and midwives expect.
ZUNO President, Mr Liseli Sitali, has noted that nurses and midwives expect a separate department that deals with nursing and midwifery issues to report directly to the Permanent Secretary.
“The nursing and midwifery profession during the 2nd National Quadrennial Conference in December 2015, resolved that there was need to have representation in the Ministry of Health through a directorate. But this has not yet been achieved.” Said Mr Sitali. He added that ZUNO shall continue advocating until it is done.
The re-organisation taking place within the Ministry of Health is expected to enable the Ministry better carry out its role of providing health and preventive care services.
This exercise has called for modification of organisational structures, systems and the repositioning of the serving human resource for health into their rightful areas of competency
The Ministry of Health now has two Permanent Secretaries (PS); PS- Administration and PS- Technical Services. The directorates have been changed to departments namely;
i. Clinical Care and Diagnostic Services
ii. Public Health
iii. Health Promotion, Environment and Social Determinants
iv. Human Resources and Administration
v. Policy and Planning
vi. Accounts Unit
vii. Internal Audit
viii. Procurement and Supply Services
However, even with this new structure there is still no department for nursing which ZUNO believes is vital in advancing Nursing and Midwifery, which are among the core businesses of Ministry of Health.
Nursing at the ministry of Health headquarters is now under the department of Clinical Care and Diagnostic Services. The Nursing Section has been expanded to include the Deputy Director Nursing Services, and three Chief Nursing Officers for;
i. Training and Human Resources
ii. Management and Practice and
iii. Public Health
ZUNO has been instrumental in ensuring that nursing and midwifery continues to have a presence at Ministry of Health so that the voice of nurses and midwives can be heard with the overall goal of improving nursing care in the country.
Apart from changing the structure of the Ministry of Health itself, the Government through the Ministry of Health is re-organising Zambia’s biggest referral hospital, the University Teaching Hospital now called the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), divided into five hospitals each headed by the Medical
Superintendent, Chief Nursing Officer and Principal Nursing officer.
The hospitals are;
i. Lusaka Children’s Hospital
ii. Lusaka Women and New- born hospital
iii.Lusaka Adult Hospital (Medical & Surgical)
iv. Lusaka Eye Hospital
v. Lusaka Cancer Diseases Hospital
Other areas that have a Chief Nursing Officer include; the Emergency, and Operating Theatres and Intensive Care Unit. In addition, each hospital has a Night Superintendent. This increases Chief Nursing Officers from one to seven who will also be charged with the responsibility of overseeing other hospitals within their specialty.
Human resource for health is only a part of a health system, in isolation, it cannot yield the expected result. There is need to ensure that nurses and all those whose primary role is providing health services are equipped to provide quality care for all.
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Ministry of Health re-positioning of human resource & nursing
ZUNO President Liseli Sitali (Middle) with some Chief Nursing Officers appointed to work at the University Teaching Hospitals
ZUNO E- NEWSLETTER | Monthly Issue#17 JANUARY 2017 PAGE4
ZUNO Membership is open to nurses and midwives
registered with the General Nursing Council of Zambia (GNCZ), and employed both in the public and private sectors.
Members have the opportunity of advancing their career through ZUNO membership, as the organisation creates an effective platform for networking and capacity building with local and international stakeholders.
Benefits include;
a) Professional
i. Continuous Professional Development
(CPD)
ii. Career guidance and navigation
iii. Access to professional information and
research activities
iv. Participation in professional conferences
v. Lobbying, advocacy and networking
vi. Representation on MOH,GNCZ & PSMD
committees
b) Socio-economic
i. Negotiations on improved conditions of
service (Collective bargaining)
ii. Lobbying & advocacy
iii. Counsel on Financial management
iv. ZUNO Membership souvenirs
c) Caring for Carers
i. Solidarity funds
ii. Support groups
iii. Funeral support
iv. Orphan Education support
v. Psycho-social counseling
d) Legal
i. Protection against discrimination and
mistreatment in places of work
ii. Professional Legal Counsel and support
Discover the benefits of being a ZUNO member
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation
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P.O Box 50375
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260- 211-281 869
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QUOTE
“Progress is impossible
without change, and those
who cannot change their
minds cannot change
anything.”
— George Bernard Shaw