GOV’T RECRUITS 3,205 HEALTH WORKERS

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Government has recruited 3,205 health workers under the 2025 recruitment exercise, with the names of successful candidates expected to be published in public newspapers tomorrow.

Announcing the development at a press briefing in Lusaka this morning, Civil Service Commission Chairperson Dr. Choolwe Beyani said the recruitment process was conducted in two phases, beginning on December 16, 2025. Phase One involved promotions and transfers of serving officers, while Phase Two focused on first appointments into the Civil Service.

Dr. Beyani explained that the exercise was part of government’s continued efforts to address challenges in access to healthcare services across the country. He emphasized that the process was conducted transparently through Human Resource Management Committees at provincial and district levels, with national oversight to ensure smooth implementation.

The Commission made 2,149 promotions and transfers, resulting in 2,205 first-time appointments. An additional 1,000 appointments were made to fill vacancies arising from natural attrition, including retirements, resignations, unpaid leave, deaths, and non-renewal of contracts. This category also included persons with disabilities and cholera volunteers.

The recruited health workers span across multiple categories:

• 240 medical doctors
• 997 nurses
• 194 registered midwifery nurses
• 390 clinical officers
• 138 environmental health staff
• 140 laboratory staff
• 138 pharmacy staff
• 90 community health assistants
• 32 dental staff
• 49 medical physicists
• 43 radiography staff
• 51 obstetrics staff
• 3 orthopaedic prosthetics staff
• 28 physiotherapy staff
• 109 general workers
• 67 administrative staff

Successful candidates will collect appointment letters between April 20 and April 30, 2026, at designated provincial centres, while those appointed under natural attrition will collect theirs from the Public Service Management Division.

All recruits are expected to report for duty by June 1, 2026, subject to police clearance, fingerprints, and medical reports.

Dr. Beyani warned that any candidate failing to report without prior notification will be deemed to have declined the appointment and will be replaced.