10/09/2025
Concern on Consultants Prioritizing Private Hospitals Over Public Hospitals
We wish to raise an important concern regarding consultants who are employed and paid salaries by our tax money to serve in public hospitals. Unfortunately, many of them are prioritizing their private hospitals and clinics, leaving our government facilities under-served.
This practice denies local residents the affordable and subsidized healthcare services that public hospitals are meant to provide. It also forces many poor families to seek expensive treatment in private facilities, which they cannot afford.
We urge the County Health Officials to take this matter seriously and ensure that consultants give first priority to public hospitals where they are employed. Strict monitoring, fair service allocation, and accountability measures should be put in place so that taxpayers’ money benefits the people directly.
Mobilizing the Community for Action
This issue cannot be solved by government alone—it needs the united voice of the people. As a community, we must:
Speak up in barazas, mosques, churches, and social gatherings about the unfair treatment in our public hospitals.
Form health advocacy groups or committees to follow up with county officials.
Use social media and local radio to amplify our voices.
Petition our leaders formally, collect signatures, and demand accountability.
Attend county health forums and raise the issue openly.
Together, when we speak with one voice, we can ensure that our tax money works for us, and that public hospitals truly serve the poor and the local community first.
