Sierra Leone: Government Increases Salaries, Allocates Fuel to Health Workers

The Ministry of Finance has approved the allocation of financial resources to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for the welfare of Health Care Workers to address concerns of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA).

Over the past few months, there was a serious bone of contention between SLMDA and the Government of Sierra Leone. According to SLMDA, Government made an unannounced deduction on their salaries since May 2022 and demanded that their weekly 45 litres of fuel be given…