High Risk, Medical Workers in Liberia demanding increase in wages

Health workers in Liberia, a country stricken with Ebola, plans to conduct a go-slow or slow to work with. This is done to reduce their demands in order to gain extra pay because of the dangers faced. The protests were announced last week by the Liberian health workers will still run even if the health agency of the United Nations (UN) request that the officers did not act like industrial workers. However, the Ebola virus epidemic continues to take its toll on the Liberian health worker. General Secretary of the National Association of Health Workers Liberia, George Williams says it is pushing it to protect health care workers. "Let the government revise the salaries and allowances of health workers, as well as make sure that they have appropriate insurance and proper," Williams said as quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (10/07/2014). Williams said if the demands are not met then a go-slow motion will come into effect on Friday. Although associations representing health workers, is not yet clear how many officers will follow the movement. Earlier, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Liberia, Peter Graaff said it is important for officers to not weaken the fight against Ebola. "My plea for health workers is you had been dared to go to work in the ETU (Ebola Treatment Units).'s Not the time to jeopardize what you have accomplished. Worked with slow means that you make them want to try harder to work and placing it at greater risk, "Graaff lid. For health and medical information, visit UKDI.net