Nurses, Midwives in Kwara Get New Salary Structure
A new Consolidated Health Salary Structure, CONHESS, and allowances for nurses and midwives have been approved
by the Kwara State Government.
This was revealed in a letter of appreciation to Governor Abdul Rahman Abdulrazaq, made available on Friday to journalists in Ilorin, the state capital.
Previously, the association had issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government to meet its demands or risk an industrial strike by the members.
However, before the expiration of the ultimatum, the association suspended its threat on the ground of the met demands by the government.
Their demands include,
-the employment of additional nursing personnel in the state-owned hospitals
-an improved welfare package for members of the association.
In appreciation of the approved demands, the Chairman and Secretary of the association, Comrade Shehu Aminu and Comrade Markus wrote a letter to the state governor noting that the approval of the new CONHESS scale and allowances for nurses and midwives would go a long way to improve healthcare delivery and reduce the brain drain that has inflicted the sector.
The association also thanked the Secretary of the state Hospital Management Board and the Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, for the vital role played to actualise the demands.
Credit: Daily Post
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