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Zimbabwean nurses plan to go on strike

A nurse sits on the ground during a protest over poor working conditions and lack of adequate PPE for health personnel in this Monday July 6, 2020. -

By Camille Pauvarel

with Reuters

Last updated: 13/08 - 11:04

Zimbabwean nurses plan to go on strike on Monday, June 19 to denounce their poor wages and working conditions. The announcement was made through a letter addressed by several unions to the biggest hospital in the country, the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare.

This is their second strike since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The previous movement in 2020, forced hospitals to turn away patients during the health crisis.

Nurses in Zimbabwe are paid about 30,000 Zimbabwe dollars ($79.37) per month, according to the unions, and are struggling to cope with the crippling inflation.