Over 190 Students Graduates in Health Courses in Yambio
Over 190 Students Graduates in Health Courses in Yambio
The management of Yambio Science Health Institute on Wednesday 28th September 22 has graduated its first batch of one hundred and nighty five student from the institute after completing three years in the college of clinical medicine, public health, laboratory technology Nursing and midwifery.
Out of the 195 graduates, 85 were women while 110 are men.
Speaking to media, the State Minister of Health in Western Equatoria State, James Abdalla, underscored the importance of the Health Institute in Yambio, saying there is shortage of health workers in the State, but with this institute, it would produce many Health workers to fill the gaps at the various health centers across the State.
“We have shortage of Health workers in our health facilities; we also have shortage of qualified health workers. In a facility you can see 18 staff, with only one qualified person who runs two to three different duties, so when they finish they will go and help us in those facilities” Abdalla said.
Abdalla added that the institute is lacking permanent learning structure forcing the students to learn under temporary shelter. He appealed to well-wishers to come to the aid of the institute.
Meanwhile the governor of Western Equatoria State, Alfred Futuyo Karaba said his government is ready to deploy the graduates to government health facilities and ensure their salaries are structured out.
“Last time I promised to pay teachers 10,000ssp monthly as incentive to keep them [teachers] in class. Also we the new graduates who will now be working for government health facilities, my government will create incentive for them beside their salaries” Futuyo said.
Yambio Science health institute is owned by the State government of Western Equatoria. The institute was stablished in 2013 to help produce more health workers to respond to shortage of man power in most of government health facilities in the State.
By Baraka John
