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NLC Aks FG To 'Invest Heavily' In Health Sector

NLC Aks FG To 'Invest Heavily' In Health Sector

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress Ayuba Wabba has charged the Federal Government to do more in taking care of the welfare of health workers in Nigeria.

Wabba who made this call on Thursday encouraged the Federal government to invest in the nation's health sector.

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Further pointing out that the government is yet to learn any lesson from the outbreak of deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Wabba who lamented that the healthcare sector had been neglected for a very long time, said the government needs to invest heavily in the health sector to help end going abroad for medical care.

Also, the congress pleaded with the government to prevent the planned indefinite strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) over the non-payment of their outstanding salaries occasioned by the industrial dispute in 2018.

“Essential workers as they are often called at crisis times, do not have the necessary personal protective equipment to work with, especially before the outbreak of COVID-19.

“I also wish to use this occasion to call on the Federal Government to pay the two months salaries owed health workers arising from an industrial dispute in 2018.

“The recent seven days warning strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions to resolve the outstanding issues is yet to receive the attention of government and a social dialogue meeting on this matter is yet to be convened.

“We call for an end to all forms of medical tourism especially by our elected and appointed public officials. We reiterate our position that government must be ready to invest heavily in the health sector as no country survives without effective health care,” he said.

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