‘Poorly trained nurses, doctors flood market’

The current crop of nurses, especially those trained during the severe economic downturn of the 2008/2009 period, lack practical skills — a situation that has worsened the country’s maternal mortality rates, the Ministry of Health has said.

Director of Public Health in the ministry, Portia Marangadzira, said this while explaining reasons behind the country’s high maternal mortality rates before the Parliamentary thematic committee on Millennium Development Goals.

“If someone was trained two years ago, it means they were trained during the crisis, when a lot of experienced trainers, doctors and midwives had left the country for greener pastures.

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