🔊 Announcement of Full Strike – Urgent Call to Action
Dear Esteemed Healthcare Professionals,
Over the past several weeks, we have tirelessly advocated for our legitimate rights by submitting a formal petition—signed by over 17,000 dedicated professionals—to all responsible government bodies. Our petition outlined 12 critical survival questions, and we granted a 30-day deadline for a response. Yet, despite our patience and restraint, our concerns have been met with complete disregard and silence.
In an effort to minimize disruption to the public, we initiated a *partial strike* over the past three days, giving the authorities yet another opportunity to engage with our demands. Regrettably, they have *refused to even acknowledge* our plight, let alone provide tangible solutions to the dire challenges we face— starvation wages, unaffordable living costs, and the inability to provide for our families, secure housing, or even clothe ourselves with dignity.
Worse still, instead of addressing our grievances, the government has responded with *intimidation, harassment, and unlawful arrests* of our committed and respected healthcare professionals— simply for demanding the basic rights we deserve.
*Therefore, We Have No Choice But to Escalate Our Measures.*
Given the government’s *continued arrogance and refusal to engage*, and in light of growing safety concerns for our colleagues, we are *compelled to declare a full strike*, effective Monday, May 19, 2025, until further notice.
Given the government’s *continued arrogance and refusal to engage*, and in light of growing safety concerns for our colleagues, we are *compelled to declare a full strike*, effective Monday, May 19, 2025, until further notice.
*Key Instructions:*
- The *detailed strike schedule* is attached above for your reference.
- *Any institution, hospital, or health center facing aggression from security forces may implement the full strike immediately* to protect staff from harm and unjust detention.
- *The government, Ministry of Health, security personnel, regional health bureaus, and hospital administrators will bear full responsibility* for any consequences arising from this strike. We urge the public to hold them accountable and demand justice for any resulting crises.
*A Special Appeal to Our Senior Physicians, Mentors, and Giants of Medicine:*
You are the pillars of our profession. Now is the time to *stand with us* in this historic struggle for survival. Support this movement, *make the necessary sacrifices*, and cement your legacy as champions of justice in healthcare. This is our moment to rewrite history.
*To Our Courageous Healthcare Professionals:*
Do not fear the consequences of this fight. We stand for our survival, our dignity, our profession, and the future of healthcare. United, we are unstoppable.Do not allow division— reject any attempts to weaken our solidarity.
Now is the time. Unity is power. Together, we prevail.
©️EHPM Board
May 15, 2025
Addis Ababa
May 15, 2025
Addis Ababa