Burundi: Nurses go on strike over poor work conditions

Nurses in hospitals and health centres across Burundi began a two-day strike on Monday to demand better working conditions, while the government would not start talks with the union. Hospitals and health centres in the capital, Bujumbura, and in the provinces of Makamba, Kayanza and Bururi could only provide minimum service. The striking nurses listed 14 demands, including one for overtime pay, stating that the current arrangement was unacceptable.