Village health workers complain of paltry stipends

BY VANESSA GONYE
VILLAGE health workers (VHWs) have raised concern over the measly US$14 monthly stipend they receive from government for their services.

VHWs are the first primary healthcare providers in communities.

Ezebela Mombeshora, a VHW from Goromonzi district, said the measly monthly stipend they receive was not commensurate with the distances they travel to administer home-based care to patients.

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