The president of Medical College Dominican (CMD), Waldo Ariel Sueroreported this Friday that, after holding a meeting with the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, both parties agreed on 90% of the doctors’ demands, including a staggered salary increase of 25%, rendering the strike of 96% null and void. hours called from November 19.
Suero reiterated that, of all the points raised, the increase to the doctors was the one with the greatest weight, so, initially, they requested 70% and from which they received a primary proposal of 10%, an action that was rejected by the doctors and which motivated the call for a strike.
25% of salary agreed will be increased in three games: 10% in January 2025; another 10% in June 2025 and the remaining 5% in January 2026.
“We are happy with the decision, it was a triumph for the medical class“said the pediatric cardiologist.
Suero indicated that, in practical terms, the increase is 28.4% because, although it is staggered, the new percentages will be added to the salary former.
“It must be taken into account that this was achieved agreement in the middle of a economic crisisbecause we all know that the country is immersed in the middle of a economic crisis and that was achieved increase without tax reform,” he highlighted.
For this reason, the directive of the CMD decided to withdraw from the call to arrest for 96 hours that would take place from November 19 to 22 in all hospitals of the country.
Others conquests
In addition to the increase salary, the doctor cited other points negotiated with the Health Cabinet which resulted in great conquests for doctors.
These include:
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A) Continue and finish the construction of the apartments of the housing project for doctors located on Jacobo Majluta Avenue, for a cost of 240 million pesos (already started).
B) The salary leveling of about 400 Covid doctors (already carried out).
C) The salary leveling of doctors from the Ministry of Public Health, which, although it has already begun, Suero admitted that there are still some doctors to be included.
D) The pensions will be delivered in accordance with Law 414-98, collecting 100% of the salary at the time of retirement, incentives and salary unification of the doctors of the Self-Management hospitals, of the Dominican Institute for Risk Prevention and Protection Labor (Idoppril) and the teachers’ hospital (Semma), a process already begun.
E) Increase in distance incentives from 20% to 30% for doctors in the border area.
F) Increase in incentives for intensive care physicians from 10% to 20%.
G) Increase in incentives for emergency scientists from 10% to 30%.
H) The contribution of 25 million pesos annually to the Institute of Social Welfare and Protection of the doctor (IPPS) of the CMD.
I) The provision of one thousand fifty million pesos for seniority incentives, as well as the payment of seniority incentives to doctors in self-managed hospitals, both processes already started.
J) Decrease in the Transitional Medical Insurance contribution of pensioners from 6.4% to 3.2% by decree already signed.
Bonus 14 was left out
From the list of demands of the CMDthe only point where there was no agreement was about the inclusion of the payment of a salary 14.
In the meeting in it National Palace Also present were the Minister of Health, Víctor Atallah; the Minister of Labor, Luis Miguel De Camps; the general director of Promese, Rafael Adolfo Pérez; Santiago Hazim, director of Senasa and Miguel Ceara Hatton, superintendent of Health and Occupational Risks.
