Health workers have declared a seven-day strike to press home their demand for improved welfare.
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, says it will commence an indefinite industrial action after seven days if the government fails to meet their demands.
Four categories of health workers unions make up the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals.
They are the Medical and Health Workers Union, Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions and the Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions.
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In June, the unions suspended an industrial action after the intervention of President Bola Tinubu.
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Four months later, health workers say their demands remain unmet.
They have now declared a seven-day strike which will impact on patients accessing healthcare across government Hospitals.
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