Posted on: Sat 25-12-2021

Nnachi Michael, President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has felicitated with Nurses at Christmas and asked them to use this festive period to pray for unity of the country. He made this call while making a presentation on 'the journey so far after one year, January - December 2021'

He called on all Nigeria Nurses and Midwives to continue to put in their best to protect the life of any patient under their care, regardless of the difficult conditions faced because life is precious. He deeply appreciated the Federal Government for effort in respects of upward review of hazard allowance and payment of April/ May 2018 salaries of workers as well as addressing issues of insecurity in the country.

He however called on government at all levels to address the following:

• Improved salary packages (Consolidated Nurses Salary Structure, CNSS).
• Upward review of professional allowances (Shift duty, Call duty, Teaching, Rural posting, Uniform, Specialty allowance etc.
• Payment of desirable hazard allowance as Clinical Practitioners, most exposed to hazard/diseases.
• Provision of safe working environment through improvement in security services within the work environment.
• Payment of any outstanding arrears of salaries/allowances.
• Employment of more Nurses and Midwives to reflect WHO ratio of (1:4 instead of 1:50) Nurses to Patients.
• To allow pump price of fuel at current rate per liter, to address global economic hardship being experienced today.

It is expected that when these areas of needs are addressed by Government and relevant stakeholders in health, including the Federal Ministry of Health, the narrative will change for better to the benefits of individuals, families, and communities/General Public

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