Addressing journalists in Katsina on Tuesday, the State Chairman of AHAP, Comrade Ibrahim Balange, said the prolonged delay in resolving the issues has adversely affected the morale, motivation, and productivity of healthcare professionals in the state.
He said that the government has been taking their commitment to delivering quality healthcare services across the state, for granted.
The Chairman, therefore, said they are giving the state government 21 days to positively respond to their demands, to avert a disruption in healthcare services.
Among the key demands of the health workers are the immediate implementation of 100 percent CONHESS as obtainable in Federal Health Institutions, the skipping of CONHESS 10 in line with existing circulars, and an upward review of the 10 percent hazard allowance to match federal standards.
They are also demanding upward review of call duty, shift duty, clinical and non-clinical, rural and specialist allowances, as well as an increase in the uniform allowance for nurses to ₦80,000.
According to Balange, the demands of the workers is fair, justified, and essential to improving their welfare and strengthening healthcare delivery in the state.
He warned that failure by the government to address the demands before the expiration of the ultimatum would leave the healthcarepProfessionals with no alternative but to embark on a statewide strike.
“We remain hopeful that the state government will act promptly to avoid disruption of healthcare services in the best interest of the people of Katsina State,” Balange said.
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