Tag: Health Workers
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Gunmen kill two health workers, injure two others in Zamfara
Two health workers attached to Makosa village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State for polio vaccine have been murdered by suspected gunmen while two others were injured. The two victims whose names were given as Lawali Suleiman and Aliyu Mohammed were on duty supervising a polio vaccination centre on Tuesday, when a group…
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Court reinstates 894 redeployed health workers, orders refund of deducted salaries
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday in Kano ordered the Kano State government to redeploy the 894 health workers it transferred to other agencies from the Hospital Management Board, and refund their salaries deducted for 27 months. The state government had on September 6, 2016, through the office of the Head of Service, redeployed the…
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Cross River to sanction 54 health workers for extorting patients
Fifty-four healthcare workers in Cross River State are to be sanctioned over alleged extortion of money from patients in different primary healthcare facilities across the state. Dr Betta Edu, the Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made this known on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar. Edu told…
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Strike: Doctors kick against same salary structure with health workers, says ‘JOHESU is illegal’
…warns FG not to accede to JOHESU’s demands Members of the Nigeria Medical Association on Tuesday warned the Federal Government against acceding to some of the demands over which other workers in the health sector have embarked on a nationwide strike. The doctors who specifically opposed salary adjustment and harmonization, one of the major demands…
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Health workers to commence nationwide strike
The President of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, said on Monday that the the union would commence an indefinite nationwide strike by midnight on Tuesday. Biobelemoye said this when he led the union executive on a courtesy visit to the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Jafaru Momoh,…
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People suffer, die when health workers go on strike- Hong
Dr Idi Hong, the former Minister of State for Health, has advised health workers to shun strikes and embrace dialogue in addressing their demands in the interest of the health sector. Hong gave the advice in Abuja at a reception in honour of Dr Joshua Ndom-Giyan, the out-gone Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre,…
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Health workers to commence nationwide strike on April 7
Health workers in Nigeria, under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (AHPA), would commence an indefinite strike on April 7, 2018. Mr Chimele Ogbonna, Vice President of JOHESU, made the disclosure on Thursday in Jos, when he led national officials of the body on a sensitization visit…
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Lopsided appointments: Health workers give 21-day strike notice to FG
Indications emerged on Sunday that health workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) might again embark on an indefinite strike if the federal government does not meet its (the health workers) demand in three weeks. According to the National Chairman, JOHESU, Comrade Biobelemoye Joy Josiah…
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Strike continues until conclusion of negotiation talks with FG – Health workers
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has said it wont call off the ongoing strike until negotiations with the Federal Government have been concluded. The government and the unions were believed to have signed an agreement in the early hours of Wednesday after about nine hours meeting with the unions informing the government team led…
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UBTH health workers joins nationwide strike
…We are running services says mgt From Michael Egbejule, Benin City. As the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) nationwide strike commences shutting down public hospitals, management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has said the hospital remains open and rendering clinical services to patients despite the national industrial disharmony. A statement made available…