The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has
announced an indefinite strike that, it says, will paralyse activities in all
health institutions across the country.
“All federal government health institutions in
Nigeria including federal medical centres, specialists’ hospitals, orthopedic
hospitals, psychiatric hospitals among others will be the first to shut down.
If the government allows the strike to continue after two weeks, all the states
and local government health institutions will now join,” the National Vice
Chairman of JOHESU, Ogbonna Chimela, told Premium Times on Monday.
The members of JOHESU are hospital workers,
including nurses and pharmacists, but excluding medical doctors and dentists.
Mr Chimela said the strike will commence from
midnight on Tuesday.
JOHESU embarked on a nationwide strike last
September to protest among other issues, salary adjustments, promotion arrears,
and improved work environment for its members.
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