{"id":814,"date":"2019-01-02T15:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=814"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:06:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T15:06:37","slug":"doctors-reject-govt-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/doctors-reject-govt-deal","title":{"rendered":"Doctors reject govt deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Negotiations between government and striking doctors collapsed yesterday after the medical practitioners rejected a deal struck by negotiators, prolonging the month-long strike.<span id=\"more-3096224744010525\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Doctors in public hospitals have been striking for better pay and working conditions and negotiating teams reached an agreement to end the industrial action, but the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors\u2019 Association (ZHDA) membership rejected the deal and accused government of negotiating in bad faith.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, ZHDA said government said it could not pay the doctors in United States dollars because 99% of its revenue was electronic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1875651877\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>On the vehicle loan scheme demanded by the doctors, government said the existing facility had only $6 million left, but the scheme was to be complemented with a duty-free scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had asked for a duty-free facility to cater for all our members. The Ministry of Health wants to provide it only to those who will benefit from the vehicle loan scheme alone. We are not happy at all with the move,\u201d ZHDA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe employer initially had said the cost of living adjustments would be made in February. That it has been postponed to April (to include the rest of the civil service) is something surprising and without honesty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe refused to sign such a bad offer with no clarity on issues that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among those present during the negotiations were Apex Council members, Finance ministry permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga and his Health counterpart, Gerald Gwinji, among others.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1079308567\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent-250\">\n<p>ZHDA secretary-general, Mthabisi Anele Bhebhe said doctors rejected the government offer and will continue with the strike action.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors have been protesting over pay, allowances and drug shortages at public health institutions, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s government struggles with an economy experiencing rising inflation and prices, a shortages of cash, fuel and groceries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-523321451\" class=\"newsd-ads-links\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negotiations between government and striking doctors collapsed yesterday after the medical practitioners rejected a deal struck by negotiators, prolonging the month-long strike. 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