Strike at the hospital in Kaolack

Strike at the hospital in Kaolack: Individuals fracture the doors of the morgue and recover their dead We do not know the exact number of remains removed, but they are many individuals who broke through the doors of the hospital morgue Regional Kaolack paralysed by a strike, to recover their dead. Several Kaolackois outraged bereaved and the lack of contact because of the strike by workers at the regional hospital hadji El Ibrahima Niasse, Monday broke the doors of the morgue of the hospital and recovered the bodies of their loved ones. We do not know the exact number of remains removed, but at 15 pm, the gate of the hospital, and the doors of the morgue were still largely open. The incident in addition to the obvious dismay of patients and carers, happened at a time when, according to a trade union leader, a delegation of the Inter of Health and the director of the hospital were summoned to the ministry to explain the tug-of-war between them. Workers who have repeatedly denounced the management of the Directorate, had triggered again since Friday, a strike, adding to their demands the departure of director of the hospital and its accountant. The hospital structure has since remained almost paralyzed, except for emergencies, however, reassured Fodé Ndour. Lifting the watchword of a strike, says the staff, will depend on the response of the Minister of Health to their demands. This meeting with the guardianship will be the third. One of the first two took place during a visit to Kaolack. In addition to issues of wages, bonuses, incentives or regulation, the platform demands of the workers of the hospital deals with the supply of adequate quantities of drugs and other pharmaceutical products and the acquisition or repair of heavy equipment . Many of these complaints have been agreed, but were never properly implemented, mainly due to lack of finances. Net revenue from the hospital unable to cover expenses related to staff (nearly 43 million last June), hence the existence of a deficit 19485656 FCFA that the monthly grant of 16 of the Regional Council million from the Endowment Fund for decentralization will not be filled, said in 2007 the hospital director.