Tag: HEALTH CARE WORKRES

Health workers declare 7 days nationwide warning strike

Aminu Imam
Health workers strike notice

Health workers under the auspices Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared a seven-day nationwide warning strike commencing from midnight of Oct. 25. JOHESU’s National President, Kabiru Minjibir, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of the unions’ expanded National Executive Council (NEC) hybrid meeting in Abuja yesterday. Minjibir regretted that, thus far, the unions were yet to get any positive response from the Federal Government on some of the critical issues raised in spite of repeated assurances during meetings with…

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WHO designates 2021 as Year of Health and Care Workers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The WHO has designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers (YHCW). It said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA), its decision-making body, recognised the dedication and sacrifices of the millions of health and care workers at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Member states and non-state actors, in unison, spoke to the critical role of health and care workers in ensuring our health and prosperity. “They emphasised the urgency and imperative to address persistent health…

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