By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal
Health services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have been further disrupted as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) launched an indefinite strike, coinciding with the ongoing resident doctors’ strike, now in its 17th day.
JOHESU is an umbrella body representing several health-related unions, including the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research and Academic Institutions (SSAUTHRAI), the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), and the Non-Academic Staff Union guy of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU).
The group is demanding an upward review of the Consolidated Health Salary Scale (CONHESS) to reflect the adjustment made to the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for doctors since 2014.
Announcing the commencement of the strike, the UCH JOHESU Chairman, Mr Oladayo Olabampe, said the action was in compliance with directives from the union’s national leadership. He criticised the Federal Government for failing to address their long-standing demands.
Some patients said the double strike action by JOHESU and resident doctors would significantly hamper healthcare services at UCH, potentially deepening the challenges faced by patients and staff alike.
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