Doctors and staff at Lagawa hospital are on strike amid reports of deteriorating health conditions at the hospital.

The demands of the staff include higher wages and increase promotions a source told Radio Tamazuj. The strike began Tuesday morning and will continue until all demands are met. He added that the lack of doctors and nurses has resulted in worsening health conditions at the hospital.

Lagawa County in South Kordofan has no private hospitals apart from Lagawa hospital. According to the source, this has led the residents in Lagawa County to ask the authorities to solve to prevent worsening conditions at the hospital.