After the announcement of the sit in protest by the allied health workforce, President of the National Doctors Association, Dr. James Naipao is calling on all employing agencies in the health sector to at all costs, avoid disruption to health services in the country.
“The allied workforce has gone into a sit-in protest for non-implementation of a tripartite signed award document. The document is legal. It is the Government’s employing health institutions and health facilities that should implement what is contained in the award,” said Dr. Naipao.
Dr. Naipao, who understands the plight faced by the health workers all over the country, believes that rather than suspending health services, the employing agencies should look for money or speak to the government for assistance.
He added that the Industrial Registrar and Tribunal Lead team should get together with the Department of Health and the Union health Group to discuss and resolve this issue.
“This sit-in protest should be addressed amicably and quickly before health services are disrupted and detrimental to the sick.”
He is now calling on all health workers to not conduct the Sit-in Protest and at all costs avoid disruption to services to the people.
He said it is their moral and ethical denoting, clinical, public health and administrative duty to up hold service delivery without disruption and that employing agencies should prevent this from happening.
The Doctor further added that for any award signing the last part of the contractual agreement stipulates the disputes resolution Claus, to which all agencies and employees should refer to.