By A Correspondent- The government on Tuesday sacked 77 doctors after disciplinary hearings held over their refusal to end a strike over a pay dispute.

The cabinet said that of the 80 doctors charged by the Health Service Board at hearings that began on November 1, “77 were found guilty and discharged”.

Doctors have been on strike for over two months citing incapacitation.

The Labour Court in October ruled that the strike action was illegal and gave the Health Services Board authority to take disciplinary action against the doctors.

The doctors’ strike has paralysed service delivery at public health institutions and the dismissal of the 77 doctors may worsen the situation.

-StateMedia