The Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, COOUTH, Awka in Anambra has suspended its seven-day warning strike.
This is contained in a statement signed by the ARD-COOUTH President and Secretary, Dr Joy Okwumuo and Dr Chukwubuike Ifekudu, on Saturday in Awka.
The statement directed members to resume their duties effective as the government had approved their demands.
“The decision to suspend the strike followed the approval for release of the Medical Residency Training Fund and a 100 per cent upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale by Governor Chukwuma Soludo by the end of September.
“The governor also approved allowances for house officers, rural posting for previously skipped departments, accouterments, and specialist allowances from CONMESS 5 step 5 for resident doctors.
“The government also approved payment of accumulated arrears, including the previously skipped approved 2024 hazard allowance arrears,” it said.
