By Dorrothy Moyo| President Emmerson Mnangagwa was at the weekend praised by doctors who said he is a man of his words.

The ZHDA spokesperson, Dr Mxolisi Ngwenya, said they were confident in President Mnangagwa’s intervention to end the current ongoing strike.

Today the strike hits 26 days running.

Medics began the strike on the 1st March as they began demanding an upping of their locum allowances, availability of medicine and equipment at public health institutions.

Dr Ngwenya said, “Members would like to thank His Excellency, the President for his intervention. He is a man of his word and we believe that he will act with the urgency he has always shown…The reason why we have reached this critical point is that we accepted promises before from the same minister and Ministry, since 2014, and these continue to be broken.”

He said a commitment on paper should not take long, a signal that the strike will likely be called off this week.

“Members have therefore resolved to remain on strike until they get commitment in writing through the proper legal channels. We believe a commitment on paper should not take long and we also await action in providing the materials to use in our hospitals,” he added.