In an interview , Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo said the industrial strike by the doctors was illegal. He urged striking junior doctors to go back to work.
Moyo said Government is making arrangements for fuel to be availed. He however said payment of doctors in US dollars is not possible at the moment. He argued there is no foreign currency in the country to buy medicines for use in hospitals, and that particular aspect of paying individuals in US dollars is not possible.Said Moyo:
The junior doctors embarked on industrial action but this is illegal. They should have gone through a process of notifying the Health Service Board and making sure that everyone is aware, unfortunately that wasn’t done. We had a meeting with the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association and they explained the situation and they agreed that the industrial action was illegal. However, we decided to look at their grievances especially those which we can solve as a ministry starting with the availability of fuel and also improving the possibility of doctors arriving at work on time. We are urging people the doctors, the junior doctors to go back to work. It is much more sensible for them to be at work
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