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Ashenafi Mahlet is one of the lead actors of Betoch drama which is running for above nine years on Ethiopian television.
Dr. Explains: They say this will reduce the unemployment rate for doctors for at least a few years.
“We welcome the idea. We support it. It is good as a temporary solution. But it will not be a lasting solution,” he said.
According to him, lasting change will come with the increase in the national health budget. Then regions can increase their hiring capacity and deploy more professionals.
What kind of professional does the current health system need? They recommend that a doctor train with a plan.
Then there is the need to build a health facility that can accommodate the graduating health professional.
They believe that in accordance with international law, a policy needs to be revised to balance the number of patients served by a physician.
“Regions need a doctor. They like it when a health professional comes to them.
“The current number of professionals is not enough for the country. But there is no government budget that can hire existing professionals.
The practice of hiring unemployed doctors
According to Dr. Senait Beyene, Adviser to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leah Tadesse; Although health professionals have graduated in recent years; The capacity of the health facilities they employ has not been enhanced. And there are more and more unskilled professionals.
The government’s solution is to cover the cost of hiring professionals in the region for three years with a partner.
According to Dr. Senait Beyene, this Matching Fund will have three stages in the coming years.
In the first year, the central government and the Fet Foundation share 50/50 of the cost. In the second year, states contribute 25 percent. In the third year, states will cover 50 percent of the cost.
After the fourth year, the salaries of the professionals will continue to be paid in full by the states.
“Our long-term plan is to get states to budget and hire professionals,” she said.
This hire is mainly due to the fact that the Ministry of Health has stopped allocating regions by 2011. M. They are graduates who have not yet found employment.
According to Dr. Senait Beyene: The Macing Fund is believed to employ 75 percent of the graduates without a job.
“The number of doctors that can be hired by the states has been determined. Accordingly, the budget will be passed. It is not a new structure.
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“It is the corruption of policy that has made doctors in trouble.”
Professor Senait Fesseha is an obstetrician and gynecologist, director of the University of Michigan Faculty and director of the Global Program at the Bifted Foundation.
175 million birr allocated for three years by the Fet Foundation They say it helps professionals avoid unemployment and serve their communities professionally.
He noted that the number of doctors being trained had not increased, adding that “the problem is the lack of policy.”
Regions to hire their own experts go beyond budget limits “If you are not from this region or you do not speak the language, we will not hire you,” he said.
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