Nigerian health workers threaten strike, give 15-day ultimatum

Health workers under the umbrella bodies of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals have given the Nigerian government a 15-day ultimatum to address their members’ unresolved welfare concerns.

The bodies warned that failure to do so would result in the resumption of its suspended strike.

In a memo addressed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, dated 9 October, the unions said the poor welfare of workers has continued to linger despite the multiple correspondence to authorities over the past months.