Kwara State Enhances Salaries and Allowances for Health Workers

The Kwara State Government has approved an improved salary structure and professional allowances for nurses and allied health workers to enhance staff welfare and strengthen healthcare delivery. This approval includes the implementation of the corrected Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and an improved Professional Allowance Table for eligible healthcare workers.

Medical laboratory scientists on Grade Level 09 will be advanced to Grade Level 10, effective from their appointment dates. This decision was communicated in a memo from the Office of the Head of Service, following a directive from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to review healthcare professionals' remuneration.

The committee's recommendations included improved entry points for graduate nurses and medical laboratory scientists, and the forwarding of deployment details to facilitate rural allowances. The Kwara State Civil Service Commission was directed to implement the advancement of eligible medical laboratory scientists, while the Commissioner for Finance was tasked with arranging the implementation of these measures, reflecting the government's commitment to improving healthcare professionals' welfare.