fail of Strike health workers in Liberia because of Ebola
Announced workers in the health sector in Liberia on Monday their strike to demand additional financial allocations because of their work in the field of risk due to the care of patients with Ebola epidemic, which has killed dozens of their colleagues. The Reuters news agency said that many of the health sector workers ignored the strike call, though the majority of hospitals and clinics remained open as Official sources said the relief.
The Director of the medical staff at a hospital in the capital, Monrovia Island, who with a capacity of 150 Srira- The staff decided to come to work after the public asked them to do so. Adding that they collectively agreed to return to work.
On the other hand, said the Secretary-General of the National Union of Health Workers in Liberia George Williams said the government pressured the workers through shame them and make them money. Accusing President Ellen Johnson Sarleaf to go to several centers for the treatment of Ebola and provide money for workers, also said it had asked "who are deemed non-Liberian to raise their hands if they want to participate in the strike."
The communications minister said the Liberian Lewis Brown said President and distributed food and money and grants for health workers to show the extent of her gratitude for their efforts and not to block the strike.
The most serious threat
The strike call came at a time when it warned the World Health Organization that the Ebola crisis is the most serious threat to public health witnessed by contemporary stage. There are fears that the strike leads to aggravation of the already grim situation of Ebola in Liberia.
He died about a hundred of health workers in Liberia because of Ebola. And demanding union workers in government health risks and increase fees reset two of its officials were dismissed from their jobs after the call to strike for two weeks last February.
Risk
The government has promised to pay for nurses, doctors and paramedical staff in hospitals, regular $ 300 per month fee risk, while scheduled to get all of the works in the processing units and the Ebola virus on the $ 450 to $ 500. It was scheduled to be start paying fees in September / September last, but it has not been paid yet.
The health minister said the Liberian Walter Guinajala The health workers will receive adequate benefits, but has ruled out re-officials Monday to work, threatening to sack workers who join the strike.
Guinajala warned that workers "who insist on the return of officials before returning to work, they should stay at home forever."
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