GEITA, Dec. 25 -- GEITA Region currently has 2,669 health workers, representing 46 per cent of the required 5,769 health sector staff needed to adequately serve the region.

Regional Medical Officer, Dr Omari Sukari, disclosed this over the weekend during a meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC).

He said that of the existing workforce, 1,069 health workers were employed within the past four years under the Sixth Phase Government led by President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Dr Sukari acknowledged that despite the progress, some newly built health facilities are yet to start offering services due to incomplete construction or shortages of staff.

“As we continue to receive more health workers, we will deploy them to newly ...