The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has revealed that it will begin an indefinite nationwide strike on November 1 over unmet demands.
This followed a five-hour-long meeting held by NARD’s National Executive Council (NEC) on Saturday.
In a statement on Sunday, Mohammad Suleiman, NARD President, said the strike directive was issued after the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum earlier given to the federal government over unresolved demands.
The resident doctors are demanding a 200 percent increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and full implementation of new allowances proposed in July 2022, an immediate recruitment of clinical staff, and removal of bottlenecks hindering the replacement of exiting doctors.
“The NEC has marshalled out minimum demands, strike monitoring directives, and ‘no work, no pay/no pay, no work’ resolutions needed for a successful execution of this action,” the statement reads in part.
Suleiman said the national officers committee (NOC) has been mandated to ensure full compliance with the directive and to implement strike monitoring and enforcement measures across all centres.
