KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The islandwide protest by doctors in the public health sector has stemmed from an impending reclassification exercise to be undertaken during the 2013/2014 financial year.
Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson who made this disclosure in Parliament on Thursday afternoon said he hopes the Ministry of Finance will deal with the reclassification issue swiftly to bring back normality to the public health service.
Protest action by the doctors has led to large crowds at public hospitals and clinics across the island.
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