WE ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH
The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has unveiled their disappointment in the honorable Deputy Minister of Health, Hon Alexander Kodwo Abban for his statements in an interview on class fm Accra.
In the said interview, the minister stated clearly that clearance has been released and even read the clearance which was issued on 24th September 2019 which is very true. Financial clearance being released is an essential step which has been done but other two important processes have been left unattended to after the release of the clearance.
Speaking in an interview Mr. Nathaniel Aboagye a convener he stated that they never in their press statement mentioned that clearance has not been released.
”What our press conference captured was that the government should pay us as soon as possible and with the right amount. The minister in the interview never talked about those issues but rather commented that” he stated.
Furthermore, he said the minister compared their allowances to that of degree nurses which is unethical. Everything the minister said we think is out of ignorance or probably lack of knowledge in the health sector because he should know all these payments are backed with documents.
We as diploma health interns are captured in the 2019 single spine salary structure which the degree nurses are not. This has been the policy since 8 years ago and there has not been any document to move us from the single spine salary structure or reduce the amount indicated in it.
The minister should have asked himself why the degree nurses do not receive student allowance before making those comments. We together with the degree nurses are aware of the merits and demerits of college and that of universities and decided to make our choice. He is an honorable member and should know that his statement can bring about confusion and separation.
Story by Emmanuel koranteng.
