Parliamentâs health committee is set to engage its line ministry over threats of an impending stay âaway by Health Surveillance Assistants [HSAs].
The threat follows failure by the authorities to implement the Ombudsmanâs directive to issue new contracts to about five thousands HSAs employed in 2007 under the Global fund.
Since the public protectorâs directive last November the government has failed to define the conditions of services let alone pay any benefits to all assistants.
Annoyed by the lack of action, the HSAs last week notified the authorities of their attention to go on strike beginning Monday 12 April until their grievances are solved.
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