AS the Lagos State Government increased the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000 last week, the Federal Government is also attending to the needs of the COVID-19 warriors at this critical time. The federal deal includes an increase of 50 per cent as hazard allowance to healthcare workers, 40 per cent as consolidated salary, 20 per cent increase for at-risk workers and 10 per cent for non-core health workers.
But beyond that presidential appreciation and the recent financial rewards, the President and the governors should not sidestep the crass rot that underlies the country’s health sector. The sector’s operating environment is putrid. There is no coordinated primary healthcare structure for a country of 200 million people. Patients outnumber doctors at a ratio of 1:3,500. This is against the 1:600 doctor/patient ratio recommended by the World Health Organisation.
The shortage of trained personnel is exacerbated by the brain drain syndrome. Funding is appalling. The remuneration of the HCWs remains a sore point, which the pandemic has further exposed. At the beginning of April, the doctors, nurses and support staff treating the over 40 patients at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, complained that the Federal Government owed them N30 million in allowances.
It is not surprising then that early in April, the teaching hospitals in Ibadan, Lagos, Benin and Ilorin sent about 100 doctors and nurses exposed to the virus from the cases they are treating on a two-week isolation. This raises the stake among the others, who might fear the risk of also contracting the deadly virus.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Who applause help
They need more than the applause please! Better and mouthwatering remuneration, equipments, worthy hazard allowance and life insurance will go along way
Applause? While government officials deserve brand new cars for looting us dry? Somethings are fundamentally lacking in our brains.
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And a big fat cheque too. Pay them ffs
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Sure.... We know that, is our government that deserve Opposite
The sun shall not smite you all by day, nor the moon smite you by night, may God defend you all and send you all help aat the time of need in Jesus name
Not just applause but also increase in wages..they should be earning better than our politicians
Deserve money also
Health workers deserve proper hazard insurance, duty allowances, tax holidays, National honors and then, applause.
They are invaluable patriots. Kudos!
Applause ke.. What would that do to them or their families?, give them incentives, encourage them, raise their pay.
Applaud them with money abeg.....
They really deserve it
Yes and should not be use and dumped. They are our true hero's
May bless them 🙏
They sure do and I pray God protect them for being in the Frontline fighting this invisible enemy.
And more...
They are the real MVP
Good as well
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