…as medical workers get N47b hazards allowance yearlyThe Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have called on the Federal Government to implement consultancy status for pharmacists in Federal Health Institutions (FHIs). This comes as the Federal Government will from the 2022 budget year set aside N47 billion for the payment of hazard allowances for medical workers. A communique issued at the end of a joint meeting of the two bodies in Abuja also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to sanction erring Chief Executive Officers of FHIs that refuse to implement the circular. They called on the technical team to fulfil its mandate of coming up with an acceptable sum dedicated to the utilisation of adjustment of CONHESS within a reasonable timeline. The Minister also hinted that the government has increased the aggregate money in the 2022 budget for hazard allowance from N40 billion to N47 billion.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2021 03:11 UTC