Still in the dark

THE financial members of the PNG Health Support Workers’ Association (PNGHSWA) are in darkness on what our national and provincial executives are doing so far with our log of claims that was taken up to the Department of Personnel Management and Health Department for signing in 2015.
We have not been informed of what has happened.
With the advancing health system in PNG, it had prompted the provincial and district hospital administrators to create positions to capture skilled and unskilled support workers into their staff. Under the PNGHSWA, some of the workers are in speciality areas.
Our roles on the ground are to provide non-clinical support services to the clinical divisions focused on one aim – effective patient care delivery.
Every worker has played their role to have our big ship – the Health Department – sailing.
DPM and the Health department at their executive levels should make a one-time decision on our grievances to improve our terms and conditions which are not only for immediate financial members but for others who will be joining the support services years ahead.

Michael Umba,
Kundiawa