Big news for doctors and healthcare workers in Nigeria be say President Bola Tinubu don approve say dem go increase di retirement age from 60 to 65 years.
Dis one be big deal, and e go affect plenty people for di health sector.
How Tinubu made it happen
Di National Publicity Secretary of di Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mannir Bature, be di one wey reveal dis news.
He say di Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, be di one wey tell dem dis news during meeting with stakeholders for di health sector.
Di meeting include leaders from di Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), di National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), and di Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
President Tinubu has approved the retirement age for doctors and healthcare professionals from 60 to 65 years pic.twitter.com/D60KbWSB7f
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Wetin Dey Inside
Di meeting discuss di progress wey dem don make on di welfare of doctors and healthcare professionals. Dem confirm say di government don secure funds to pay arrears wey result from di adjustment of di Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), and dem go start pay soon.
Dem also approve di correction of consequential adjustments for both CONMESS and di Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) wey result from di new minimum wage. Dis process dey already advanced stage.
New tariff for Healthcare service providers
Di government also approve new tariff for healthcare service providers, wey go benefit members of di Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners and Nurses (ANPMPN).
Dis go ensure better financial remuneration and sustainability for healthcare services nationwide. Prof. Pate appreciate di patience and collaboration of all stakeholders, and reaffirm di Federal Government’s commitment to improving di welfare of healthcare workers.
