JOHESU strike: NMA officially opposes health workers’ demands

NMA says it opposes almost every demand made by JOHESU members

A security officer sleeps in front of a ward at the UCH Ibadan. Photo by Paul Adepoju/healthnews.africa

The Nigerian Medical Association has officially revealed its rejection of JOHESU’s demands as strike deepens

Following the extension of the ongoing strike action embarked upon by members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to state and local government hospitals, the national secretariat of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has added its voice to that of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) in urging the government to disregard the demands of JOHESU.

NMA said it opposes vehemently any adjustment in CONHESS salary scale, the association also reaffirmed that relativity in the salary scale remains sacrosant. Read the full statement that contains several other rejections to JOHESU’s demands by NMA below.

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