Nurses working in public hospitals have given Malawi government a 14-day ultimatum from last Tuesday to address their outstanding salary issue or they will join the ongoing civil servants’ stay-away.

The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (Nonm), a non-governmental organisation that represents nurses, midwives and student nurses/midwives, has written chairperson of the Government Negotiating Team (GNT) in a letter, informing him of their decision to join the strike.

GNT chairperson Dr MacPhail Magwira, who is one of the principal secretaries at Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, confirmed in an interview on Wednesday he received the letter.

He said it was being addressed together with grievances by all civil servants.