Diana Nherera Herald Reporter
DOCTORS who have been on strike for the last three weeks started trooping back to work yesterday, a day after Government agreed to rectify some anomalies on their allowances. Medical superintendents at major hospitals in Harare confirmed that junior, middle level and some senior doctors who were on strike reported for duty yesterday and were attending to patients.

Doctors stationed at Parirenyatwa Hospital and Harare Central Hospital could be seen attending to patients in the afternoon, with the situation now normal.

Clinical director for Harare Central Hospital Mr George Vera confirmed that doctors working at the hospital who were on strike had indeed resumed duties.

He said more than 100 doctors who were on strike reported for work yesterday and were attending to patients as expected.

“Doctors who were on strike are all back and everything is back to normal at Harare Central Hospital and we are busy trying to get things into gear,” said Mr Vera.

He said the hospital was in a position to attend to patients, even those referred to them as doctors were back at work.

Parirenyatwa Hospital chief executive officer Mr Thomas Zigora said that doctors at the hospital had turned up for work yesterday morning.

It was a normal day at Parirenyatwa Hospital yesterday when The Herald visited the health institution in the afternoon as doctors were attending to patients.

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association said that their members had reported for work at hospitals around the country.

The decision by striking doctors to end the strike was reached after Government on Wednesday rectified some anomalies to the on-call allowance and reintroduced the risk allowance.

ZHDA said what Government offered would be reflected on their payslips in January next year.

The doctors were also demanding an increment of their monthly salary of US$282 to US$1 200.

Doctors also want an increase to their housing allowance from US$250 to US$350 a month and a facility where they can buy cars duty free.

Government promised to look into the demands.

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