Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Ethiopian Health Professionals Association Urges Govt to Promptly Respond to Health Workers' Demands Amid Pre-Strike Demonstrations

 

Dagmawi Melnilik Hospital, which was later upgraded to a referral hospital, is the nation’s first hospital, built in 1909.

Addis Standard (Addis Ababa)

As health professionals across Ethiopia stage pre-strike demonstrations demanding improved salaries, benefits, and working conditions, the Ethiopian Health Professionals Association (EHPA) has urged the government to immediately address their demands, while stressing that the movement should proceed in a manner that "does not harm the country and the community."

In a statement issued on 07 May 2025, the Association said "the questions being raised by health professionals are legitimate, and the government should provide immediate solutions." It noted that the Association has repeatedly submitted these demands "to the relevant government bodies and high government offices of the country through proper legal channels." However, it warned that "since the questions raised by health professionals are not being answered promptly and appropriately, health professionals are demanding their rights through various means."

While expressing support for the movement, the Association said it "recognizes the movement of health professionals to secure their rights," but emphasized that it should be carried out responsibly. "The Association strongly urges the government to stop neglecting the questions raised by health professionals and to give appropriate attention and responses... before they cause problems for the country," the statement added.

The statement comes as health professionals across Ethiopia staged pre-strike demonstrations on Tuesday. Social media posts show that, as part of the action, professionals held placards with slogans reading, "Enough with the silence!", "Enough with the negligence! Hear our problems!", and "We demand an urgent solution!", "Our lives are valuable," and "Now or never."

These demonstrations are part of a broader nationwide campaign and follow a growing social media movement under hashtags including #HealthWorkersMatter and #PayHealthWorkersFairly, echoing demands that have been raised over the past five years. Organizers said they were preparing to submit a letter to authorities listing ten key demands, accompanied by a deadline -- and warned that a strike could follow if their calls go unanswered.

"The lack of acknowledgment, combined with the rising cost of living, prompted us to initiate a coordinated social media campaign," one health professional told Addis Standard, "the question is solely a matter of rights, not a political one," he stated. "The primary and foremost demand is that the income of health professionals is low relative to their workload and is not commensurate with the cost of living."

The Ethiopian Health Professionals Movement issued an open letter over the weekend, setting a deadline of 11 May for the Ministry to respond to twelve key demands. "If we do not receive a satisfactory response," the letter states, "we are prepared to take appropriate legal measures."

The letter highlights longstanding grievances over low salaries, inadequate housing, lack of medical coverage, and what professionals described as conditions that force them to "live a life below human dignity." It also calls for policy reforms, including a salary benchmarked to East African standards, proportional overtime compensation, housing and transport allowances, and legal accountability for mistreatment by administrative or security bodies.

"Despite years of sacrifice," the professionals wrote, "we are being exploited and ignored," adding that many continue to serve "not because we are fairly compensated, but because of the public trust and ethics of our profession."

In a particularly stark section, the letter describes how some professionals have died due to lack of treatment, while others are reportedly forced to seek public assistance. "It has become a common reality to see health professionals die due to lack of treatment," the letter noted, adding that some are seen in public "saying, 'Treat us,' due to lack of money."

Commentary: Why Ethiopian university lecturers' strike failed: A cautionary tale for health professionals

 

The moment of release of the detained teachers’ coordinators, greeted by fellow teachers awaiting their return. Photo: Provided by the writer

In 2022, Ethiopian university lecturers launched a year-long social media campaign  and subsequent threat for indefinite strike demanding, among others, salary raise, promotions, housing, life insurance, credit mechanism and improved working conditions. Despite their efforts, the movement concluded without achieving tangible results. This experience offers critical lessons for health professionals now mobilizing for similar demands.

University lecturers in Ethiopia face dire economic conditions. Most earn less than 100 USD per month, with no additional income sources.  Their demands included access to land for constructing housing through associations in the cities where they work – primarily regional or zonal towns where rent is very expensive. Since universities are administered at the federal level, local authorities often refuse to allocate land for this purpose, citing a lack of jurisdiction or authority. As a result, lecturers live in poverty, unable to afford basic necessities like clothing or shoes. Corruption, systemic mismanagement, and institutional neglect drove them to launch the campaign and strike.

Unfortunately, their efforts ended with little to show. Instead of increasing salaries meaningfully, the government raised housing allowances for senior university officials from 3,000 to 12,000 ETB, while ordinary lecturers received a mere 500 ETB.

Below are the key reasons the strike failed – insights that health professionals should consider as they prepare their own movement.

Lack of solidarity

While many lecturers across universities participated in the strike, a significant number refused, choosing instead to continue teaching. Pro-government lecturers and university administrators took measures to sustain normal operations. Some used the situation to curry favor with officials, hoping to gain promotions or other benefits. In some cases, administrators offered allowances to lecturers willing to distance themselves from the strike. This fragmentation undermined unity and weakened the movement’s momentum. A similar lack of solidarity could undermine the health professionals’ campaign if not addressed early.

Political manipulation

The strike was politicized by pro-government activists, who linked it to the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region. Just a day before the strike, civilians were killed in Wollega Zone of Oromia region, and the government narrative sought to associate the killings with Fano militants – subsequently framing the lecturers’ strike as part of a broader plan to destabilize the state.

In some universities, Oromo students organized protests, citing the perceived connection between the strike and Fano militants which further complicated the situation

This narrative led many lecturers in the Oromia region to withdraw from the strike. The movement remained most active in the Amhara region and was disproportionately covered by pro-Fano media, further fueling claims of political motivation. In some universities, Oromo students organized protests, citing the perceived connection between the strike and Fano militants, which further complicated the situation.

Moreover, local staff – those ethnically affiliated with the host regions – were reportedly recruited to pressure lecturers from other regions to abandon the strike. These staff members allegedly spread misinformation within local communities, claiming that lecturers from outside the region were attempting to destabilize the city and disrupt the peace of the university. They warned that such actions could prompt the government to cut the university’s budget or even close it entirely. These narratives appeared to be deliberately designed to incite local communities against the striking lecturers.

Additionally, the coordinators of the Lecturers’ Union at Arba Minch University were arrested after the university reported to the police that they had attempted to “incite civil and ethnic conflict.” The allegations included insulting senior university officials and making ethnically charged remarks. Eventually, the coordinators were released from police custody.

Administrative staff at universities criticized the lecturers’ protest, comparing their own salaries to those of the lecturers and questioning the legitimacy of the strike

This form of identity and political manipulation proved effective in undermining cohesion among academic staff. Similar tactics could easily be used again to divide health professionals.

Poor timing

 The lecturers’ strike occurred shortly after the end of the two-year brutal war in the Tigray region and during the onset of the ongoing conflict in Amhara. The timing was considered inappropriate by many, particularly by communities fatigued by war. Administrative staff at universities criticized the lecturers’ protest, comparing their own salaries to those of the lecturers and questioning the legitimacy of the strike; many asked: “Why are you protesting when we remain silent while earning less than half your salary?”

There were concerns that this could lead to tensions or even conflict between administrative and academic staff. Government supporters framed the strike as irresponsible, given the country’s fragile security. This narrative reduced public sympathy and further isolated the lecturers.

With ongoing conflicts in Amhara and Oromia regions, along with continued tensions involving the TPLF and the federal government, health professionals could face similar public backlash if the timing of their strike is perceived as insensitive or opportunistic. Moreover, the broader public is currently grappling with a severe economic crisis resulting from recent “economic reforms.” This crisis affects all sectors of society, and as a result, the demands of health professionals might be dismissed by the public or potentially spark wider protests.

Economic vulnerability

Lecturers’ economic vulnerability severely undermined the strike. Many lacked internet access at home and returned to their offices during the strike to access news and emails. Some didn’t even own smartphones. Their dependence on university infrastructure made them susceptible to administrative pressure.

Numerous lecturers accepted allowances and other incentives from administrators in exchange for continuing classes and documenting teaching activities for media coverage. This strategic co-opting exploited their financial hardship and successfully weakened the strike. Health professionals facing similar economic constraints must anticipate this tactic and prepare accordingly.

Lack of consistency and coordination

 The lecturers’ strike lacked continuity. Sustained pressure and long-term commitment are essential for such movements, but in this case, the campaign ended prematurely. The strike was initially planned to continue indefinitely, beginning on 04 December 2022, until the government officially responded to the demands. Unfortunately, it lasted no more than three days. Some members of the organizing committee declared an end to the strike without broad consultation, even as media interest – both local and international – was gaining momentum.

build unity, avoid political entanglement, choose timing wisely, account for economic pressures, and maintain long-term consistency

As a member of the communication team, I had interviews scheduled with major outlets when the announcement was abruptly made. The committee justified their decision by citing potential government efforts to discredit the strike and undermine public sympathy for the lecturers. Whether due to internal compromise or external pressure, the sudden conclusion demoralized many participants. Most gave up and began seeking alternative careers rather than continuing the struggle for their rights.

Conclusion

The university lecturers’ strike serves as a cautionary tale. Health professionals now advocating for better conditions must learn from these missteps: build unity, avoid political entanglement, choose timing wisely, account for economic pressures, and maintain long-term consistency. Without these, even the most justifiable demands risk being dismissed, derailed, or defeated. AS

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Editor’s Note: The writer is a former lecturer at Arba Minch University, where they also served as the Campus President of the Lecturers’ Association and member of the organizing committee and communication team during the 2022 university lecturers’ strike. Following the strike’s conclusion, they resigned from academia and transitioned to a new professional path. Their name is withheld upon request.

Thursday, May 8, 2025

ሰባት ኢትዮጵያውያን ስደተኞችን ወደ ባሕሩ ጣሏቸው'፡ ትኩረት ያላገኘው የስደት መንገድ

 


መሐመድ አብዱላሂ ሞሐሙድ 35 ዓመቱ ነው።

ከጂቡቲ ወደ የመን በጀልባ ያደረገውን የስደት ጉዞ አይረሳውም። በ20ዎቹ ዕድሜ ሳለ ነበር የተሰደደው።

ሶማሊያን ጥሎ የወጣው የተሻለ ሕይወት ፍለጋ ነበር።

ከአፍሪካ ወደ የመን የሚደረገው ስደተኞች የሚጓዙበት መንገድ 'ምሥራቃዊው ኮሪደር' በሚል ይታወቃል።

በብዛት ስደተኞች ከሚጓዙባቸው መንገዶች አንደኛው ነው። እምብዛም ግን ትኩረት አላገኘም።

ይህ መንገድ በጣም አደገኛው እንደሆነም መሐመድ ይናገራል።

"መንገድ ጀምረን 30 ደቂቃ ሳይሞላ ጀልባው ይዋዥቅ ጀመረ። የየመን ሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች በአረብኛ ማውራት ጀመሩ። ስደተኞችን ከጀልባው ለመወርወር ነበር የሚመካከሩት። ከዚያም ሰባት ኢትዮጵያውያን ስደተኞችን አስገድደው ወደ ባሕሩ ጣሏቸው" ሲል ያስታውሳል።

መንገዱ አደገኛ ቢሆንም በየዓመቱ በመቶ ሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ስደተኞች በዚህ መንገድ ይጓዛሉ።

ሚክስድ ማይግሬሽን ሴንተር እንደሚለው በየዓመቱ ከአፍሪካ ወደ የመን የሚገቡ ሰዎች 100 ሺህ ይደርሳሉ።

ስደተኞቹ በአብዛኛው ኢትዮጵያውያን ናቸው። እንደ ሶማሊያ እና ጂቡቲ ካሉ የተቀሩት የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ አገራትም ዜጎች ይሰደዳሉ።

መሐመድ በተጓዘበት ጀልባ 47 ኢትዮጵያውያን፣ 5 ሶማሌያውየን እና 2 የየመን ሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች ነበሩ።

"በጣም አስጨናቂ ነበር። ውሃ ወደ ጀልባው ይገባል። ውሃውን ለማስወጣት ስንሞክር ነበር። በሕይወት መትረፋችንን እርግጠኛ አልነበርንም" ይላል።

ከአውሮፓውያኑ 2014 ጀምሮ የመን በእርስ በርስ ጦርነት እየተናጠች ነው። ስደተኞች ወደ ሳዑዲ አረቢያ መግባት ነው የሚፈልጉት። በሳዑዲ የሚፈለጉ ሠራተኞች ቁጥር ከፍተኛ ነው።

ዓለም አቀፉ የስደተኞች ተቋም (አይኦኤም) እንደሚለው፣ አብዛኞቹ ስደተኞች ጥያቄያቸው የኢኮኖሚ ቢሆንም በተለይ ከአማራ ክልል እና ከኦሮሚያ ክልሎች የሚሰደዱት ወጣቶች ግጭት እና እስራትን በመሸሽ ነው ከኢትዮጵያ የሚወጡት።

'ምሥራቃዊው መንገድ'

ሕገ ወጥ ስደተኞቹ ጂቡቲ በሚገኘው ኦቦክ በኩል አድርገው ደቡብ ምዕራብ የመን ወደሚገኘው ላሂጅ ይገባሉ።

ከሶማሊያ ቦሳሶ የሚነሱት ስደተኞች ደግሞ በየመን ደቡብ ምሥራቅ በሚገኘው ሻብዋህ የባሕር ዳርቻ ይደርሳሉ።

መሐመድ በሁለቱም መንገድ ተጉዟል። ከጂቡቲ ላሂጅ ለመድረስ አምስት ሰዓታት ወስዶበታል።

በአውሮፓውያኑ 2014 ወደ ሶማሊያ ከተመለሰ በኋላ በሶማሊያዋ ቦሳሶ በኩል ወደ የመን ገብቷል።

"በሁለተኛው ጉዞ አልፈራሁም። የመጀመሪያው ከጂቡቲ ያደረግኩት ጉዞ ረዥም ነበር። የመን ለመግባት 24 ሰዓት ወስዶብናል" ይላል።

የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት ዓለም አቀፉ የስደተኞች ተቋም እንደሚለው፣ ወደ የመን ለመሄድ ዋነኛው መንገድ ጂቡቲ ነው።

በአውሮፓውያኑ 2023 ብቻ 106 ሺህ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጂቡቲ ገብተዋል። ከአገራቸው ተነስተው የጂቡቲ ድንበር ለመድረስ ሳምንታት ይጓዛሉ።

ከአማራ ክልል የሚነሱ ስደተኞች ኦቦክ ለመድረስ 400 ኪሎሜትር ይጓዛሉ።

በመኪና፣ በአውቶብስ ወይም በእግር ነው ጉዞውን የሚያደርጉት። በጋ ላይ ሙቀቱ እስከ 50 ሴንቲግሬድ ይደርሳል።

ባሕር ዳርቻ ላይ ለሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች 300 ዶላር ከፍለው የኤደን ባሕረ ሰላጤን ለመሻገር ይሞክራሉ።

የሚክስድ ማይግሬሽን ሴንተር ቀጣናዊ ዳይሬክተር አይላ ቦንፊግሎ እንደሚሉት፣ ሕገ ወጥ የሰው ዝውውር ብዙዎች የተሰማሩበት ንግድ ነው።

"100 ሺህ ስደተኞች 300 ዶላር ቢከፍሉ 30 ሚሊዮን ዶላር የሚገኝበት ሥራ ነው ማለት ነው" ይላሉ።

በየመን የተዋቀረ መንግሥት አለመኖሩ ለሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች ምቹ ሁኔታ ፈጥሯል።

ዓለም አቀፉ የስደተኞች ተቋም እንደሚለው፣ ባለፉት 10 ዓመታት ውስጥ 1,400 ስደተኞች በጉዞ ላይ ሳሉ ባሕር ውስጥ ሰጥመው ሞተዋል።

አይላ በበኩላቸው ቁጥሩ ከዚህም እንደሚበልጥ ይገምታሉ።

"ይህ ምሥራቃዊው የስደተኞች መንገድ በአህጉሪቱ በጣም አደገኛው ነው። በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ ባሕር ሲያቋርጡ የሚጠቀሙት የተበላሹ ጀልባዎች ነው" በማለት ለሚደርሰው አደጋ አንዱን ምክንያት ጥጠቅሳሉ።

ምን ያህል ስደተኞች እንደሞቱ በትክክል እንደማይታወቅ ያስረዳሉ።

ስደተኞች መንገድ ላይ ከሚገጥማቸው ፈተና ባሻገር በሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች ብዝበዛም ይደርስባቸዋል።

"አምና 350 ስደተኞች አነጋግረን ነበር። ሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎች ስለ ጉዞው የተዛባ መረጃ ሰጥተው እንዳሳሳቷቸው ይናገራሉ" ይላሉ አይላ።

"ሕገ ወጥ ሰው አዘዋዋሪዎቹ ናቸው ለብዝበዛ የሚያጋልጧቸው። አካላዊ ጥቃት፣ ዝርፊያ እና ስቃይ ይደርስባቸዋል" ሲሉም ዳይሬክተሯ ያክላሉ።

አፍሪካውያን ስደተኞች ባሕሩን ከተሸገሩ በኋላም በሚደርሱባቸው አገራትም ለብዝበዛ ይጋለጣሉ።

በግጭት የምትናጠውን የመን ካለፉ በኋላ ሳዑዲ አረቢያ ቢገቡም ብዝበዛው ይቀጥላል።

"ጦርነቱ ጉዟችንን የበለጠ ከባድ አድርጎታል" ይላል መሐመድ።

ከየመን ሳዑዲ ለ11 ቀናት በእግር መጓዛቸውን ያስታውሳል። ያለ በቂ ምግብ እና ውሃ ነበር ድንበር የተሻገሩት።

"አንድ አብራን ትጓዝ የነበረች ሴት በረሃብ እና በውሃ ጥም ሞታለች" ይላል።

ሳዑዲም ስደተኞች ድንበሯን አቋርጠው እንዳይገቡ ትከላከላለች።

ሐኪም በመሆኔ ያተረፍኩት ድኅነትን ነው" የኢትዮጵያ ጤና ባለሙያዎች እሮሮ እና ጥያቄ

 የደሞዝ እና የጥቅማ ጥቅም ጥያቄ ያነሱ የጤና ባለሙያዎች መንግሥት ለጥያቄዎቻቸው ምላሽ የማይሰጥ ከሆነ የሥራ ማቆም አድማ እንደሚመቱ ተናገሩ።

ባለሙያዎቹ ጥያቄዎቻቸውን ለመንግሥት ማቅረባቸውን የተናገሩ ሲሆን፤ ምላሽ እንዲሰጣቸውም የ30 ቀናት ቀነ ገደብ ከሰጡ ሳምንታት ተቆጥረዋል።



የጤና ባለሙያዎቹ "መኖር አቅቶናል" ያሉ ሲሆን፤ በተለያዩ መንገዶች ድምፃቸውን እያሰሙ ነው።

ሐኪም ለመሆን 23 ዓመታትን በትምህርት እንዳሳለፉ ለቢቢሲ የተናገሩት ዶ/ር ይማም እንድሪስ ጠቅላላ ሐኪም ሲሆኑ፤ በቅርቡ የማኅበራዊ የትስስር ገፅ አነጋጋሪ የሆነ የኑሮ ሁኔታቸውን የሚያሳይ መልዕክት ከምስሎች ጋር አጋርተዋል።

"ቤተሰቤ ብዙ [ገንዘብ] እንደማገኝ [ያስባሉ]፤ ሐኪም ልጅ ስላላቸው የሚኮሩ ናቸው" የሚሉት ዶ/ር ይማም፤ ለቤተሰባቸው ችግር አለመድረሳቸው ልባቸውን እንደሰበረው ተናግረዋል።

"23 ዓመት መስዋዕትነት ለከፈለልኝ ቤተሰብ በወር አንድ ኪሎ ቡና መሸፈን የማልችል ሐኪም ነው የሆንኩት። በጣም ነው የሚሰማው" ይላሉ።

ስማቸው እንዲጠቀስ ያልፈለጉ በአዲስ አበባ የሚሰሩ የጤና ባለሙያ በበኩላቸው "መብላት አልቻልንም፤ ልጆቻችንን ማስተማር አልቻልንም፤ ቤት ኪራይ መክፈል አልቻልንም" ሲሉ ጥያቄያቸው የሚያድር እንዳልሆነ ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል።

"መጀመሪያ ባለሙያው ጤነኛ መሆን አለበት እኮ ሌላ ሰው ለማከም። እርሱ በአካል፤ በአእምሮ ጤነኛ መሆን አለበት። አሁን ያለው ባለሙያ እንደዛ [ጤነኛ] አይደለም" የሚሉት ዶ/ር ይማም፤ "አብዛኛው ሐኪም በሕይወቱ ደስተኛ አይደለም። በማማረር፤ ጠዋት ቁርስ በልቶ ስለሚበላው ምሳ የሚያስብ ሐኪም ነው ያለው" ብለዋል።

"እኔ ነኝ ለእነርሱ [ለቤተሰቦቼ] መሆን ያልቻልኩት። . . . ሐኪም በመሆኔ ያተረፍኩት ድኅነትን ነው። ሰው ሰርቶ ሲቀየር አይተናል። ነገ የተሻለ ቀን ይመጣል በሚል ነው [የቆየነው]" ሲሉም አክለዋል።

ዶ/ር ይማም በዚህ ምክንያት የጤና ባለሞያዎች ሙያውን ጥለው እየወጡ እና እየተሰደዱ እንደሆነም ተናግረዋል።

ስፔሻሊት ሐኪም የሆኑት ዶ/ር ማህሌት ጉዑሽ መንግሥት ለጤና ባለሞያዎች ያለው እይታ እና አያያዝ ወደ ሌላ አገር ተሰድደው እንዲሰሩ እንደገፋፋቸው ይናገራሉ።

በተሻለ ክፍያ እና አያያዝ ሶማሌላንድ ሰርተው እንደተመለሱ የተናገሩት ዶ/ር ማህሌት፤ መኖር የሚያስችል ክፍያ ይከፈለን ሲሉ ይጠይቃሉ።

"የሥነ አዕምሮ መረጋጋት፤ እርካታ የለንም" የሚሉት ሐኪሟ፤ የጤና ባለሙያዎች ተረጋግተው እንዲሰሩ መንገዱ መመቻቸት አለበት ሲሉም ጠይቀዋል።

"መንግሥት ትንሽ ልክፈልሽ፤ በግል እንደፈለግሽ እያካካስሽ ነው ይላል። ስለተገደድኩ እንጂ እንደዚህ አልፈልግም" የሚሉት ዶ/ር ማህሌት፤ የጤና ባለሙያዎችም የግል ሕይወት እንዳላቸው በመጠቆም "አታግቡ አትውለዱ ልንባል አንችልም" ብለዋል።

በተለያዩ ጊዜያት ተመሳሳይ ጥያቄዎችን ያሰሙት ባለሙያዎቹ፤ የአሁኑ ጥያቄ ሲንከባለል የመጣ እና በኑሮ ውድነት እና ዋጋ ግሽበት ምክንያት የኅልውና ጉዳይ እንደሆነ ተናግረዋል።

ከእንቅስቃሴው አስተባባሪዎች መካከል አንዱ የሆኑ ባለሙያ ከክፍያ ባለፈ "የጤና መድኅን የለንም። ብንታመም መታከም አንችልም። ስጋት ባለበት አካባቢ ነው እየሰራን ያለነው፤ እንደ አደጋ ተጋላጭነታችን አስፈላጊ የሆኑ ክፍያዎችን እያገኘን አይደለም። ለእነዚህ ጥያቄዎቻችን ምላሽ ይሰጠን የሚል እንቅስቃሴ ነው እያደረግን ያለነው" ብለዋል።

ጥያቄውን "ትክክለኛ እና ወሳኝ" የሚለው የኢትዮጵያ ጤና ባለሙያዎች ማኅበር፤ "የጤና ባለሙያው ተረጋግቶ ማኅበረሰቡን እንዲያገለግል ራሱ የተረጋጋ ሕይወት ሊኖረው ይገባል" ይላል።

የማኅበሩ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት አቶ መለሰ ባዕታ የጤና ባለሙያዎች የዓለም የጤና ድርጅት ባወጣው ደረጃ መከፈል እንዳለባቸው ጠቅሰው፤ "[የጤና ባለሙያ] ስለሚበላው፣ ስለሚለብሰው እየተጨነቀ አንድን ማኅበረሰብ ስለ አመጋገብ ስርዓት ማስተማር እና ማከም በጣም የሚከብድ ነገር ነው" ብለዋል።

"አንቺ እየሞትሽ፤ ሌላውን እንዴት አድርገሽ ልታድኝው ትችያለሽ? በቅንነት እና በታማኝነት ማገልግል እንዳለ ሆኖ ለማገልገለም ቢያንስ መሠረታዊ [ፍላጎቶች] ሊሟሉለት ይገባል" ሲሉ አስረድተዋል።

ድምፃቸውን እያሰሙ ያሉ ባለሙያዎች እስራትን ጨምሮ ጫናዎች እየደረሱባቸው እንደሆነ ለቢቢሲ የተናገሩ ሲሆን፤ ማኅበሩ ይህን እርምጃ "ጥያቄ ለማዳፈን" የሚደረግ እና "አላስፈላጊ" ብሎታል።

'የመንግሥት አመራሮች ጥያቄዎቻችን ፖለቲካዊ ስም እየሰጧቸው ነው' የሚሉት የእንቅስቃሴው አስተባባሪ፤ "ፖለቲካዊ ፍላጎት የለንም፤ ፍላጎታችን በልተን ማደር ነው፤ ያስተማረንን ማኅበረሰብ አገልግለን መኖር ነው" ሲሉ ምላሽ ሰጥተዋል።

መንግሥት ለጥያቄዎቻቸው መልስ ካልሰጠ የሥራ ማቆም አድማ እንደሚመቱ የተናገሩት የጤና ባለሞያዎች እና የእንቅስቃሴው አስተባባሪዎች፤ እስካሁን ከመንግሥት ተስፋ ሰጪ ምላሽ እንዳላገኙ ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል።

ለሥራ ማቆም አድማው በጣት የሚቆጠሩ ቀናት የቀሩ ሲሆን፤ በአድማው ወቅት ታካሚዎች እና ማኅበረሰቡ ላይ አሉታዊ ተፅዕኖ እንዳይደርስ እንደሚያደርጉ ጠቁመዋል።

ቢቢሲ የጤና ሚኒስቴርን የተለያዩ የሥራ ኃላፊዎች ለማነጋገር ያደረገው ጥረት ባይሳካም የሚኒስቴሩ የሕዝብ ግንኙነት እና ኮሚኒኬሽን ኃላፊ ዶ/ር ተገኔ ረጋሳ ለሪፖርተር በሰጡት ቃለ ምልልስ ጥያቄዎቹን "ተገቢ" ብለዋቸዋል።

ለጥያቄዎቹ ምላሽ ለመስጠት እየሰሩ መሆናቸውን የተናገሩት ኃላፊው፤ በቅርቡ የፀደቀው የጤና አገልግሎት አስተዳደር እና ቁጥጥር አዋጅ በርካታ ችግሮችን እንደሚፈቱ ጠቁመዋል።

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