Tanzania: Government pardons, rehires medics

The Tanzanian government has pardoned and rehired 224 medical personnel it had sacked in November 2005 after they went on strike for better pay and working conditions, according to Health Minister David Mwakyusa. However, he said Tuesday's pardon did not extend to 29 others believed to have been the ringleaders of the strike. The doctors' action lasted several weeks, paralysing operations at the Muhimbili National Hospital, the country's largest health facility.