The Minister of Health, Armindo Daniel Tiago, has been on a working visit to Brazil since Monday, as part of bilateral cooperation. The visit, which will last until November 12, is expected to include the signing of several cooperation agreements, including the training of specialist doctors. "These are part of the challenges facing the health sector...
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HCM doctors return to work and threaten not to work overtime starting next month
Is this a resurgence of the "old" problem? Resident doctors at Maputo Central Hospital are threatening to stop working overtime from November 1st due to lack of pay. In a letter addressed to the Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the doctors from that health unit say they are not receiving payment for services rendered...
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There were more deaths while doctors were working than when they were on strike
The number of deaths at Maputo's Central Hospital (HCM) fell during the period in which the doctors were on strike, according to HCM's Director General, Mouzinho Saíde. Quoted recently by Rádio Moçambique, Saíde noted that in the 40 or so days of the doctors' strike 392 deaths were recorded. He noted...
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Doctors suspend strike for 40 days and resume activities this Thursday
The Mozambican Medical Association (AMM) decided today to immediately suspend the strike and resume activities from Thursday (24), as a "vote of confidence" in the new dialog commission. The strike will be suspended for 40 days, until October 2nd, if a consensus is reached, according to the President of the...
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Health strike: Nyusi calls for workable solutions tailored to the country's reality
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, today called on the doctors on strike to return to their jobs while talks continue on the points in the class's list of demands. At the same time, Nyusi called for the solutions to be reached in the talks to be adjustable to the country's reality and to be beneficial to the...
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Government unaware of threats to medical profession and recommends complaint to PGR
The Mozambican Executive does not know the origin of the threats to the lives (death threats) of three members of the board of the Mozambican Medical Association (AMM), because of the strike and the "arm wrestling" in the negotiations. On Sunday (20), during the meeting that extended the strike for another 21 days, the AMM denounced the threats to...
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New letters: Government summons Adriano Maleiane to lead new committee for dialog with doctors
The Government has appointed the Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, to lead the new dialog group between the Government and the Doctors, the spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Inocêncio Impissa, said today. "In the context of opening up the dialogue, despite the meetings that have been held continuously, the Government has appointed a new working group headed by the Prime Minister, to continue...
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Doctors' strike: Government says it will guarantee health services to the population
The government reacted to the announcement of the extension of the doctors' and health professionals' strike with a press release sent out last night. The government says that it will guarantee the continuity of health services to the population, despite the challenges posed by the doctors' and health professionals' strike....
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Bar Association willing to mediate between doctors and government
The Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) has shown its willingness to mediate in the conflict of interest between the Mozambican Medical Association (AMM) and the government. "We have no doubt that the parties need, more than ever, mediation that is equal to the current circumstances in order to overcome many of the notorious differences...
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Doctors will be breaking the law if they don't provide minimum services, says lawyer Caldeira
Jurist José Caldeira said that the doctors would be breaking the law if they didn't provide minimum services. He says that the doctors' decision has no legal cover. In an interview with the newspaper "O País", the lawyer said that doctors cannot, by law, completely paralyze their activities, even if it is to put pressure on...