The government said yesterday during the Council of Ministers that the striking doctors will have to decide whether or not they want to continue working in the State Apparatus. "At some point, the state will have to put the striking doctors in the position of being able to choose whether they want to serve in the Civil Service or leave their posts to...
The strike by the Mozambican medical profession, which began on October 10 and was extended yesterday for another 21 days, is compromising the normal functioning of health services, especially at the Beira Central Hospital (HCB) in Sofala. This is because many in this province have joined the strike. The HCB is a...
Mozambique's Minister of Health has accused doctors of violating "minimum services" during the strike that the class has been holding for over a week, pointing out that this omission constitutes a breach of the Constitution of the Republic. "The minimum services are a constitutional requirement, it's not an option for the striker, it's a question...
The Mozambican Medical Association (AMM) claims that health professionals in Sofala province are being intimidated with threats of disciplinary action. Among the threats are the lack of change and career progression, but "this is Mozambique. We already knew this could happen. However, we remain firm in our resolve that...
The Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago, said yesterday that all the demands of the medical profession would be met by next November. The minister, who was speaking last night during Radio Mozambique's "Cartas na Mesa" program, revealed, however, that the government has already met the short-term demands, listed by the medical association, to suspend...
The doctors' strike, which began on Monday, has increased waiting times for patients at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), according to the health unit's clinical director. "We have all the emergency rooms working, but with a small number of doctors [...] We've had to tighten up triage so as not to let patients...
Absenteeism among doctors at Beira Central Hospital (HCB) is on the rise, and there are suspicions that they have joined the strike announced by the Mozambican Medical Association (AMM). The HCB has 182 doctors and absence rates are around 15%. On Monday, 15 doctors were absent, on Wednesday, 13 doctors and, on...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) guarantees that there are funds to meet the commitments to pay salaries and overtime to all state employees and agents, including to meet the demands of the medical and teaching professions. The deputy minister of the MEF, Amílcar Tivane, assured that in order to meet this...
The government, through the Minister of Health, called yesterday for doctors to call off the 21-day strike that began on Monday, saying that "the life and health of the population must be given priority". "We are here calling on the medical association to consider the possibility of breaking the strike," said Armindo Tiago,...
The government, through the Ministry of Health (MISAU), will make a statement in the next 24 hours on the doctors' strike that began on Monday. The information was provided by the spokesperson for the Council of Ministers, Filimão Suázi at the end of the ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, held this Tuesday in Maputo. "Within 24 hours it will...