More health workers give Nigerian government ultimatum, threaten to join NARD strike

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More health professionals, under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have slammed the federal government with fresh ultimatum to revamp the infrastructure in the tertiary health institutions on or before September 30, 2017.

They also threatened to embark on nationwide strike if their demands were not met by the end of the month.

This is coming amidst the ongoing industrial strike by National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which has been met with deadlock reconciliation meetings between the doctors and the Federal Government.

The group in a release signed by the National President, Obinna Ogbonna and the national secretary Ayinde Obisesan, said: “Considering other mobilisation factors and to give the government further room to address our demands, come 30th September 2017, if the government refuses to meet our demands, the union will have no other option than to shut down health care services nationwide.”

Highlight of the demands of the groups include: “Revamping the infrastructure in the tertiary health institutions; report of the inter-ministerial sub-committee on critical matters in the health sector; professional autonomy;

“Non- payment of backlog of arrears; Residency training for other health professionals; Appointments of consultants and payment of specialist allowance; Surgeon general; National health act implementation, among several other issues.”

The group, therefore, called on the Federal Government to implement all agreements and memorandum of understanding reached with NUAHP/JOHESU on or before the expiration of the ultimatum to avert the looming industrial action.

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