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27/11/2019 GMT

Senior doctors in Zimbabwe join strike

BBC World Service - World Update, Senior doctors in Zimbabwe join strike

More than 400 junior doctors have already been sacked for striking

More than 400 junior doctors have already been sacked for striking.

Senior doctors in Zimbabwe have gone on strike in protest against the sackings of hundreds of junior doctors who have boycotted work in a pay dispute. More than 400 junior doctors have been fired after withdrawing their services. They are demanding a 500% salary increase, as a cushion against triple digit inflation.

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(Picture: Striking Doctors in Zimbabwe. Credit: AFP)

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