In May last year, health workers initiated a strike, which they halted after 12 days on June 5, 2023, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
JOHESU, NANNM, MHWUN, and NUAHP have directed their members to embark on an indefinite strike by the NLC and TUC, which is slated for October 3, 2023.
JOHESU, AHPA to meet with their NEC members on Monday. Outcome of the deliberation may see the strike called-off or continued for further negotiations. Doctors and nurses in public hospitals continue to experience burnout due to inadequate manpower.
The Federal Government meeting with the Joint Health Workers’ Union (JOHESU) ended in a deadlock as both parties could not agree. Doctors in hospitals in the FCT are getting overwhelmed. Number of patients attended to drops drastically