Own Correspondent|THE Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has finally accepted the Higherlife Foundation mentorship offer, a move that is likely to bring some sanity to the health sector.

In November last year at the height of the doctors strike as a result of incapacitation, the Foundation offered a ZWL100 Million, Training Fellowship for Junior and Senior Resident Medical Officers employed at Public Healthcare institutions of Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) commended Higher Life Foundation for its further commitment to financially support all doctors and urged all of them to apply.

“In light of the recent developments, the ZHDA wants to extend its gratitude to the HLF for extending its offer once again to all Government doctors.

“The ZHDA is encouraging its entire membership to go and apply for the training fellowship before the stipulated deadlines,” said ZHDA in a statement.

HLF has reopened its fellowships to all doctors including middle and consultant doctors in Government health facilities with immediate effect.

HLF chief executive officer Mr Kennedy Mubaiwa said the latest development, which will run for the next six months, will see senior consultants getting a monthly subsistence allowance of $10 000 and $7 500 for other senior doctors including provincial medical directors and middle level doctors.

Junior doctors will continue getting $5 000 per month, a smart phone, a VAYA taxi ride from home, uniforms and diagnostic aids.

The offer is only valid to the two thousand doctors currently employed at government institutions.