Doctos in a hospital. Photo/karenhospital.org
The 500 Tanzanian doctors will be posted to public hospitals, State House has clarified.
According to State House Spokes Person Manoah Esipisu, the doctors will be paid just like their Kenyan counterparts.
“The doctors will also be on a contract basis. The fact that they do not have access to mortgages and car loan packages or pension like their Kenyan counterparts means that they will come in at a cost effective and sustainable basis,” Esipisu said.
This is because the curricular in East Africa is harmonised and standardised, which allows them to work comfortably within the region’s borders.
“Contrary to misinformed opinion in some quotas, a doctor qualifying in any East African country can work in another without any further examination.”
The move to hire Tanzanian doctors was first fronted by the Kenyan government as a threat during the just-concluded 100-day doctors’ strike that paralysed health services.