{"id":166021,"date":"2015-11-11T07:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T07:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=166021"},"modified":"2015-11-11T07:37:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T07:37:47","slug":"tanzanias-president-sacks-hospital-chief-over-patients-sleeping-on-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/11\/tanzanias-president-sacks-hospital-chief-over-patients-sleeping-on-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania’s president sacks hospital chief over patients sleeping on floor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Newly installed Tanzanian president, John Magufuli sacked the head of the country’s main hospital after finding patients sleeping on the floor during a surprise visit.<\/p>\n
“The president was dismayed and saddened by the state of medical service delivery, particularly for patients sleeping on the floor,” a statement from his office said.<\/p>\n
He also reportedly broke up the governing board at Muhimbili National Hospital after discovering the main scanning and diagnostic machines were not working and seeing other poor conditions on Monday.<\/p>\n
“The president is trying to send a message that times have changed … It’s not business as usual … It’s all about delivery \u2013 the government has to deliver for the people,” the chief secretary at the president’s office, Ombeni Sefue, said.<\/p>\n
Magufuli took over last week from former president Jakaya Kikwete, who stepped down after two terms in office.<\/p>\n
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Source: Tanzaniatoday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Newly installed Tanzanian president, John Magufuli sacked the head of the country’s main hospital after finding patients sleeping on the floor during a surprise visit. “The president was dismayed and saddened by the state of medical service delivery, particularly for patients sleeping on the floor,” a statement from his office said. He also reportedly broke […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":166022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n