Over six thousand students who completed public health training institutions have been given permanent jobs at various health facilities nationwide.
In a document sighted by dailymailgh.com and signed by Deputy Minister of Finance Abena Osei-Asare, financial clearance has been granted to the Health Minister to “engage six thousand three hundred and eighty-seven (6,387) Nurse Assistant Clinical and Nurse Assistant Preventive who completed in 2019 and June 2020…”
“Further approval is granted to him to enable the Ministry utilize the outstanding balance on the previous financial clearance of three thousand three hundred and thirty-five (3,335) to engage 2019 Degree and Diploma referral batch”, the document read in part.
The government’s effort has been commended by a group which calls itself the Union of Health Students. In a press statement on Friday (31 March), the group said that this intervention will reduce “unemployment and improve the patient-health-worker ratio, consequently leading to improved quality healthcare delivery in Ghana”.
Leaders of the group which currently has over 12,00 members also praised the government for clearing what it describes as “the huge backlog left by former President Mahama’s government and is still employing us in these difficult moments being faced by countries across the world due to COVID-19 and Russia/Ukraine wars”.
“In the spirit of good fate, we would like to express our great appreciation to the Government of Ghana for its responsiveness, and sensitivity, for putting food on our table by employing our colleagues, and above all its commitment to safeguarding the lives of the citizenry”, the leaders added.
Read the full statement below:
Press Release
WE COMMEND THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA FOLLOWING FINANCIAL CLEARANCE TO ENGAGE OVER 6, 387 NURSING PROFESSIONALS – Union Of Health Students
March 31st,2023
The Executives and entire membership of the Union Of Health Students wish to express our profound gratitude to the Government of Ghana by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health for this massive health sector recruitment, despite the current economic turmoil facing Countries across the globe including Ghana.
We make specific reference to the Ministry of Finance’s letter dated 15th November 2022, titled “FINANCIAL CLEARANCE- NURSE ASSISTANT CLINICAL AND NURSE ASSISTANT PREVENTIVE”, wherein the financial clearance is granted to the Ministry of Health to engage Nurse Assistant Clinical and Nurse Assistant Preventive professionals who completed in 2019, and June 2020, and a further approval to engage 2019 Degree and Diploma referral batch.
The immediate impact of this intervention is the reduction in unemployment and improved patient-health-worker ratio, consequently leading to improved quality healthcare delivery in Ghana. This will go a long way in buttressing our health care system, robust enough to protect lives and absorb shocks as brain drain hits the health system.
We have no shred of doubt at all that these health professionals who will eventually be engaged will give all their to achieve government health sector goals.
The NPP Government has cleared the huge backlog left by former President Mahama’s Government and is still employing us in these difficult moments being faced by Countries across the world due to COVID-19 and Russia/Ukraine wars.
Again, the Government has paid 3 monthly allowances for all health training Schools across the Country.
In the spirit of good fate, we would like to express our great appreciation to the Government of Ghana for its responsiveness, and sensitivity, for putting food on our table by employing our colleagues, and above all its commitment to safeguarding the lives of the citizenry.
Thank You
SPOKESPERSONS:
Kwasi Frimpong
(Kintampo College of Health and Well-Being)
0541689740
Safiu Fambali
(Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery Training School)
0271561406
Bright JK Beniako
(Twifo Praso Nursing and Midwifery Training College)
0246076592
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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