His Excellency, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, the Amiable Governor of Abia State has added another Milestone to his star- laden performance cap as he yesterday, April 29 2025, approved the following:
- A new salary scale for Abia Health Care workers –Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale(ASHWOSS) with Effect from May 1st 2025
- ASWOSS is at par with the Federal salary structure for Health workers namely CONMESS- Consolidated Medical Salary Scale for Doctors and CONHESS -Consolidated Health Salary Scale for Nurses, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Optometrists, Physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists and radiographers. This means that Abia Health workers with effect from May 1st 2025 will begin to enjoy the same pay as their federal government counterparts.
- The recruitment of 771 new health workers including doctors , nurses, pharmacists, medical lab scientists, physiotherapists , radiographers and other categories of healthcare workers. This number was based on the result of needs assessment performed across the health facilities and agencies of the ministry of Health.
- His Excellency has also approved the release of funds to cover the emolument of the 771 new staff to be recruited into the healthcare workforce.
- To attract and retain critical human resources for health talent in the state, His Excellency has directed the ministry of health to negotiate special emolument package to attract consultants and specialists of rare but critical medical fields and medical experts with special skills including laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia and intensive care, transplant and robotic surgery, cardiac and neurosurgery, neonatology, interventional (radiology, neurology, cardiology and nephrology) ophthalmology, oncology, orthopedics and plastic surgery on a case by case basis as may be applicable.
All above approvals will take effect from May 1st 2025.
Signed: Prof Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche
Honorable Commissioner for Health Abia State
April 30, 2025.
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