WHERE IS THE CHO IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SANITATION (MOHS)?
Twenty-six years after the establishment of the CHO cadre, it remains the only health cadre who has no clearly defined wing in the MOHS organogram. The proposed scheme of service for this cadre has still not been implemented by the MOHS, despite its approval by an Act of Parliament. Unlike the Nurses, who are automatically promoted to the position of District Health Sister (DHS), a CHO still remains a CHO after following the same course that leads to the promotion of a nurse to a DHS position. Unlike the Nurses and the Medical Doctors, who have legitimate boards that oversee their practice, namely the Nursing Board and Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association respectively, the CHO cadre, is yet to have a board after nearly 3 decades since its establishment. Despite the frustrations, there are CHOs who have defied the odds and have gone ahead to capacitate themselves beyond what their detractors think of them. There are CHOs who are currently expatriates and consultants for Internati
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