Junior doctors who went on strike to repeat 3 months of training and forfeit leave days

Doctors who had been on strike since the 15th of February, and only agreed to go back to work on Sunday, have received notice that all junior doctors who stayed away from work for 14 days will be required to under three months of retraining.

Here is the letter from the Secretary of Health and Child Care ministry, Brigadier General Dr G. Gwinji.

6 March 2017 

All Chief Executive Officers
RE: WAY FORWARD FOLLOWING RESUMPTION OF DUTY BY JUNIOR DOCTORS WHO HAD WITHDRAWN THEIR LABOUR
The above matter refers.

As you might be aware, Junior Doctors went on strike on the 15 of February 2017. It is hoped that the Junior Doctors have since to resumed work with effect from 6 March 2017 following the agreement reached at the Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel on the 3rd of March 2017.

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Communication on issues agreed on will be shared once the relevant authorities have been received from the Board and Treasury.

Junior doctors who were away from training for a period of 14 days and above will he required to repeat the rotations for three months with effect from 6 March to end of May 2017. This is in compliance with the rules and regulations of training as issued by the University of Zimbabwe’s College of Health Sciences (UZ-CHS) and the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ).

The doctors who qualified with a Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) in 2o17 will be deployed to commence internship with effect from 1 April 2o17.

One of the agreements was that the members who withdrew their labour will forfeit vacation leave days in lieu of days not worked guided by the principle of no work not pay. All health workers are expected to clock in in audit trail in the payment of health worker retention allowances.

Brigadier General (Dr) G Gwinji

 SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND CHILD CARE

Cc     Honourable Minister of Health and Child Caret Dr P D Parirenyatwa
       Honourable Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care: Mr A Musiwa
      Executive Chairman, Health Service Board: Dr 0 L Mbenaeranwa
       Executive Director, Health Service Board: Ms R R Kaseke
       Principal Director, Curative Services: MR S Makanmo
       The Dean, University ofZImbabwe’s Prof. M.M Chidzenga