The ZHDA views these suspensions as a total joke and a sign that the HSB is being run by people who have no clue of what the Zimbabwean constitution says regarding employee rights. Section 65(3) clearly allows employees to engage in collective job action including the right to strike. What also raises stink in this matter is that the HSB has suspended the doctors representatives without subjecting them to a fair hearing, contravening section 69 of the constitution. It is also sad to see that the board also does not know that it is a public body that is subject to public scrutiny and calls by the ZHDA for transparency at the HSB is normal in a democracy like Zimbabwe.As the ZHDA, we totally condemn this childish behaviour by the HSB as illegal and unconstitutional. We reiterate our call that President Robert Mugabe dissolve this board as it has failed to discharge it’s duties in a professional manner. We also maintain that this board is highly ineffective and a waste of critical government resources. We challenge the HSB to prove wrong the Auditor General’s report wrong with says they are corrupt. We want to make it clear that the ZHDA will not be intimidated by these desperate actions by a desperate cabal of clueless office bearers.
Post published in: Health The ZHDA met today and made the following resolutions:
1. The ZHDA is immediately mobilising doctors  through its structures and affiliates for a nationwide solidarity campaign in support of the suspended doctors.
2. The ZHDA will take legal action to challenge this unconstitutional action.
3. The ZHDA will never be silenced by the HSB’s machinations and will soon seek audience with the office of the President and cabinet to appraise him of the gory situation at the HSB.
4. ZHDA will tomorrow (Tuesday) call for a press conference to appraise the nation on the state of affairs.