Tag: Health Workers
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FG kicks, says nationwide strike by health workers ill-timed, illegal
The Federal Government, Sunday, described the strike declared by the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, JOHESU as unnecessary, ill-timed and illegal. The government said its commitment to the health sector was manifest and irrevocable. The health workers had declared strike starting from 11:59p.m., on Sunday, September 13, over the inability…
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75 frontline health workers test positive for COVID-19 in Katsina
More than 75 frontline line health workers including Doctors, Nurses, and others have tested positive of the Coronavirus, with the majority of them asymptomatic. Two top officials of the Katsina State Government namely; Commissioner, Ministry of Information, Abdulakarim Yahaya Sirika and the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabir Mustapha who made the above disclosure…
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Payment of June hazard allowance to health workers commences Monday – FG
The Federal Government has assured medical workers handling COVID-19 pandemic cases across the country of payment of their June hazard allowance from Monday, August 10. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the assurance on Thursday at a meeting with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Abuja. According to him, notwithstanding…
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COVID-19: Hospital suspends operations after 25 healthcare workers test positive
Zvishavane District Hospital in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province has suspended admissions and other health care services after 25 workers tested positive for COVID-19. Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavima, also the provincial COVID-19 taskforce chairperson said this in a statement on Tuesday in Harare. The health workers that tested positive were mostly nurses and three officials…
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Health workers question FG’s plan to pay salaries of private schools teachers
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has questioned the plan by the federal government to pay salaries of private schools teachers affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The National President of the MHWUN, Comrade Josiah Biobelemoye in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory questioned the rationale to pay salaries of private schools…
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Resume work or get sacked, Akwa Ibom Govt warns striking health workers
Akwa Ibom State Government has ordered striking health professionals to resume work immediately or risk sack. A statement by the commissioner for information, Mr. Charles Udoh on Wednesday said the strike action upon by the Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) was ill-conceived. Udoh described as ‘unreasonable’ JOHESU’s demand for payment of 50% of basic salaries…
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400 health workers test positive for COVID-19
About 400 health workers on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus have tested positive for the virus, the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said. National Chairman of JOHESU, Josiah Biobelemoye disclosed this during the distribution of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to its state councils on Thursday in Abuja. Biobelemoye noted that despite the…
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Payment of health workers’ hazard allowance commences this week – FG
Payment of hazard and inducement allowance to Nigerian health workers on the frontline of the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic will begin this week, the Federal Government has said. It said the health workers will receive two months’ pay for April and May before the close of work on Thursday. Minister of Labour and Employment,…
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Kaduna health workers dare El-rufai, commence seven-day warning strike
Health sector Unions in Kaduna have ignored the “no work no pay threats” by Governor Nasir Elrufai and began a 7-day warning strike from 12 noon, Friday, May 22, 2020. A communiqué issued and signed by Dr Danjuma Sule, Dr Emmanuel Joseph, Dr Sayyid Egbunu Mjhammed, Mr Ibrahim Abashe, Pharm. Bagu Great David, Ibrahim Lawal…
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Covid-19: Kano discharges 40 health workers
Kano State has discharged forty out of the fifty health workers that got infected with COVID-19 at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. The government said the discharged persons tested negative for the virus upon treatment at the state isolation centre. This was contained in a statement by the Assistant Director, Information and Public Affairs…