Mnangagwa appeals to doctors

FOLLOWING the submission of grievances by health workers through the Bipartite Negotiating Panel (BNP), my Ministry and the Health Service Board has been making all efforts to address these concerns through a series of meetings and consultations. These have led to the Collective Bargaining

Agreement (CBA) signed on the 16th of March 2018 addressing some of these issues.

It is noted that when the CBA was signed it was acknowledged that efforts will continue to be made to address other issues guided by availability of resources. Unfortunately, this has not appealed to some of our health-workers who have continued to stay away from work.

These issues were brought to the attention of the Office of the President. In my latest discussion with His Excellency, the President on 23 March 2018, he acknowledged receipt of these issues and agreed to attend to them at the earliest opportunity. He noted and reaffirmed the Government commitment made in 2014 with respect to progressive realisation and improvement of conditions of service in the health sector. He promised to make the necessary consultations in seeking a lasting solution to these issues in the shortest possible time.

In the meantime, His Excellency the President has appealed to the members still on industrial action to return to work with immediate effect while he attends to the issues they raised.

(Statement issued by Minister of Health and Child Care Hon David Parirenyatwa)