Implement CONHESS, inaugurate health boards now, JOHESU tells Tinubu

… Seeks implementation of February strike agreement… Says prolonged delay could trigger industrial disharmonyBy Chioma Obinna The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals (AHPA) on Sunday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately implement the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), inaugurate the Boards of Management of Federal Health Institutions (FHIs), and fulfil other outstanding agreements reached with health workers, saying continued delays could undermine healthcare delivery and trigger avoidable industrial disharmony.

JOHESU said: “We respectfully call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the immediate implementation of the CONHESS adjustment, constitute and inaugurate the Boards of Management of parastatals, agencies and departments in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and meet other outstanding demands of health workers.

JOHESU also urged the President to constitute and inaugurate the Boards of Management of agencies, parastatals and departments under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, noting that while boards in ministries such as Education, Labour and Aviation have been inaugurated, those in the health sector remain unattended to.