What is your take on the belief that frequent strikes by health workers is worsening the COVID-19 fight and state of health care delivery in the country? Frequent healthcare workers’ strikes result in closure of public health institutions that in turn deprives Nigerians access to quality healthcare services. Others include disparity in salaries, allowances and promotion of workers in the health sector and failure of government to honour agreements earlier reached with health workers, among others. Lack of harmony among healthcare workers had accentuated the condition of the healthcare sector before COVID-19. What is actually the grievance of health workers against medical doctors and the Federal Ministry of Health?

Source: The Guardian August 22, 2020 03:00 UTC