IPNEWS: The Liberian Government through the Ministry of Health has struck a deal with the Southeastern Health Workers Association with the understanding that the Southeastern health workers call off weeks of a go-slow action that gravely disrupted the provision of health services to people in the region.

The health workers are aggrieved over salary disparities, and low salaries, and are also demanding inclusion on the government’s payroll of volunteer health workers and improved insurance services by the Saar Insurance Company among other concerns that triggered their go-slow.

Acting Health Minister, Norwu Howard and Civil Service Agency Director General, James Thompson, signed for the Government, while John Neuville, secretary general of the Southeastern Health Workers Association, signed for the aggrieved health workers.

As part of the terms of the MOU, the Ministry of Health has among other things, agreed to address all concerns of the aggrieved health workers, including the issue of salary disparities, review of the Sarr Insurance Policy at the end of the contractual period and ask each county health team to validate and submit the staff replacement list to the central office.

In the MOU signed between the parties on 27^th July 2023, the Ministry of Health and the Civil Service Agency, CSA, have agreed not to take reprisal action against any health worker, including the leadership of the Association for their connection to the ongoing go-slow.

The MOU is the entire agreement and understanding between and among the parties and that no party has the relied upon and other communication in entering it. According to the MOU, each party understands and agrees that the document may not be altered, amended, modified or otherwise changed in any respect or particular except in writing duly executed by each of the parties herein.

The MOU further states that all agreements contained in it shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, representatives, employees, transfers, directors, officers, attorneys, parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, partners and joint ventures of the parties.