A certificate doctors need to work abroad may now require approval by the state, according to the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association. Many of the country’s doctors and teachers, have left to seek work in South Africa, the UK and other countries. Zimbabwe is seeking to tighten the rules on how a certificate which its doctors need in order to get work abroad is issued as medical professionals flee the country’s collapsing economy. The so-called "Certificate of Good Standing" issued by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe may now need prior approval by the state, the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association said. Professional bodies rely on the document as proof of clearance that doctors seeking work and study placement in a foreign country, among other things, have no outstanding disciplinary issues regarding patient care.

Source: News 24 September 28, 2020 18:10 UTC