The Federal Government has given the nod for engagement of retired health workers, mostly medical doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers, on contract basis.
The Government, in a circular to this effect, said salaries of the retired health personnel re-engaged would be the same amount they were collecting before their retirement.
The Ministry of Health, in a circular dated October 5, 2023, and directed to the Chief Executive Agencies, Chief Medical Directors, Medical Directors, and Heads of Regulatory Bodies and Schools, urged them to ensure compliance with an earlier circular issued by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to all staff in their institutions.
The circular, signed by the Permanent Secretary, Service Policies and Strategies Office, Olufemi Oloruntoba, for the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation read in part: “I am directed to refer to the above-mentioned memorandum presented at the 44th National Council on Establishment held from 5th to 9th December 2022, in Yola, Adamawa State, requesting a review of the current retirement age of Medical/Dental Consultants and other health professionals from 60 to 70 and 75, respectively”.
The circular, titled: ‘Re: Review of retirement age to 65 and 70 years for health professionals and medical/dental consultants‘, was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health.
Consequently, the Ministry of Health in its circular urged all executives of agencies, chief medical directors, medical directors, and heads of regulatory bodies and schools to ensure strict compliance with the directive from the OHCSF.
Recall that the office of the OHCSF had in a circular dated August 30, 2023, rejected the upward review of the current retirement age of Medical/Dental Consultants and other health professionals from 60 to 70 and 75, respectively.
