Tag: health workers
English health workers in first strike for 32 years
Workers in England’s state-run National Health Service go on strike on Monday for the first time since 1982 following a…
Liberia health workers to go on strike over Ebola pay
Healthcare workers in Liberia, the country hit hardest by the Ebola epidemic, will go on strike from Monday to demand…
Health Workers Give FG Ultimatum, Threaten Indefinite Strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, an umbrella body covering all professionals in the health sector in the country,…
Cuba sends 165 health workers to Sierra Leone in Ebola fight
Cuba will send 165 doctors and nurses to Sierra Leone to help fight the Ebola outbreak, Cuba’s health minister and…
Ebola vaccine for health workers by November – UN
An Ebola vaccine could be available by November for health workers, hard-hit by the killer disease, with testing of two…
Ebola Kills 100 Health Workers
Nearly 100 health workers have been killed by the Ebola Virus Disease, according to the World Health Organization. This follows…
Kano boosts salary of health workers
The Kano State Government has approved seven per cent increase in the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) of health workers…
Skeletal Services In Hospitals As Strike Enters Day 2
The three-day warning strike by medical and health workers in the country is taking its toll on patients in Lagos…
Health workers end 7-day strike
Joint Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (JOHESU) has called off the strike it embarked upon on Wednesday, Aug. 21 to…
Fresh Crisis Brews Between LASG, Doctors
The health sector in Lagos State may soon witness another strike as the doctors have started complaining that the Lagos…
Igbobi Patients Suffer As Workers’ Strike Continues
Patients at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi (NOHI), Lagos have continued to suffer from total lack of care from the…