World English News » Zimbabwe http://worldenglishnews.com International English Language News Articles and Blog Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:33:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Zim doctors strike over pay http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/12/zim-doctors-strike-over-pay/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/08/12/zim-doctors-strike-over-pay/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:07:46 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=54 Harare – Zimbabwe’s state doctors have gone on strike to press for an increase in wages and allowances, the health workers’ union said on Wednesday, paralysing major hospitals recovering from last year’s economic collapse.

The southern African country’s health sector imploded under the burden of a severe economic crisis and hyperinflation, leaving Zimbabwe unable to deal with a cholera outbreak that killed nearly 5 000 people from over 98 000 cases.

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