Doctors call off warning strike over non inclusion in 10% salary increment for civil servants

Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) have decided to call off the ‘warning strike’ after a successful engagement with government.

This is after doctors protested their exception from the 10 percent salary increment for civil servants across the board which took place on Tuesday.

RDAZ president, Mweushi Mphande said the association decided to put a hold to the ongoing ‘warning strike’ upon having an engagement with the higher offices that gave them a listening ear.

He said government had committed to sort out their grievances within the course of this month.

“In that vein the members of RDAZ have decided to put a hold to the ‘warning strike’ as of last night,” he told journalists in Lusaka on Wednesday.

Mphande said the issue of RDAZ complaining about the conditions of service for medical doctors was a historical issue.

He said currently, doctors had many issues to with conditions of service ranging from unsettled salary arrears and most doctors in this country were underpaid for the work that they do.

“Most of the doctors were performing senior roles but they still get entry level salaries. When it came to the issue of the 10 percent with dynamic economic situation it was important that they were considered,” Mphande said.

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