Fears of Zimbabwe health crisis as row over doctors' pay continues

The government has suspended 550 medical staff and ruled the ongoing strikes over pay and conditions unlawful

A month-long impasse between government and doctors over pay and conditions has left Zimbabwe’s health care system in a critical state, after the government suspended more than 500 medical staff last week.

The government refuses to give in to the doctors’ demands and has ordered striking doctors to return to their posts.

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