The
hospital
said
the
scam
message
falsely
claims
that
the
institution
is
currently
enrolling
trainees
for
a
Primary
Care
Nurse
(PCN)
programme—an
assertion
the
hospital
has
firmly
denied.
In
a
public
notice
issued
on
Thursday,
26
June,
the
Karanda
School
of
Nursing
clarified
that
it
does
not
offer
PCN
training
and
that
such
a
programme
is
not
part
of
its
curriculum.
The
school
only
trains
Registered
General
Nurses
(RGNs),
and
contrary
to
the
fake
announcement,
there
is
no
intake
scheduled
for
September.
The
hospital
urged
the
public
to
remain
vigilant
and
not
fall
for
scams
targeting
aspiring
healthcare
workers.
The
administration
advised:
Always
verify
any
training
announcements
through
official
channels…
Ministry
of
Health
and
Child
Care
official
platforms…
Government-approved
advertisements.
Last
week,
the
Ministry
of
Health
and
Child
Care
issued
a
notice
inviting
applications
for
the
Two-Year
Primary
Care
Nurse
(PCN)
Certificate
Training
for
the
September
2025
intake.
Surprisingly,
the
notice
listed
Karanda
Mission
Hospital,
along
with
Nkayi
District
Hospital,
Silveira
Mission
Hospital,
St.
Theresa
Mission
Hospital,
Murambinda
Mission
Hospital,
Howard
Mission
Hospital,
Mt.
Darwin
District
Hospital,
and
Tsholotsho
District
Hospital,
as
one
of
the
institutions
offering
the
PCN
training
programme.