Nigeria: Strike - 'People Living With HIV/Aids Dying'

13 March 2014

Kaduna — People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Kaduna State are having difficulties accessing drugs and counselling in government hospitals due to the strike embarked upon by health workers in the state about 12 days ago, Daily Trust gathered.

Kaduna State chapter of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on March 1, 2014, embarked on an indefinite strike to demand implementation of 30 per cent balance of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) which was approved by the government in 2011.

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