A lecturer at the University Cape-Coast Medical School, Dr Arthur Kennedy has called on the government to take a look at the conditions of service of doctors in the country in order to motivate them to stay rather than travelling abroad for greener pastures.
He stated that about 1000 doctors alone in the US is as a results of the poor working conditions in the country.
Dr Arthur Kennedy made these comments in an interview with Adom news in reaction to the shortage of doctors at the Tema General Hospitals as some of the doctors travelled outside for greener pastures.
Dr Kennedy urge the medical council and the health service to create the right conditions for doctors so that those abroad will join their colleagues at home.
He explains that in Ghana it takes more than 2 years for a doctor to get his licenses whereas in the US is 2 days.
Therefore, Dr Kennedy appealed to the government to help resolve the situation of shortage of doctors in the country.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
DOCTORS WANTS MIGRATION TO THE SINGLE SPINE SALARY NOW
The National Executive Council of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has emphasized its stance to stop work if they are not migrated into the single spine salary structure by October 7th.
The doctors urge the fair wages and salary secretariat to fasten up in migrating them to the SSSS.
The President of the Ghana Medical Council, Dr. Emmanuel Adom Winful demanded full payment of Doctors allowance from January 2010 to date.
Dr Adom Winful revealed that the nation’s hardworking Doctors were not enjoying the 20% increment of salaries recently announced by government.
He said they would not change their stance until their demands are met
The doctors urge the fair wages and salary secretariat to fasten up in migrating them to the SSSS.
The President of the Ghana Medical Council, Dr. Emmanuel Adom Winful demanded full payment of Doctors allowance from January 2010 to date.
Dr Adom Winful revealed that the nation’s hardworking Doctors were not enjoying the 20% increment of salaries recently announced by government.
He said they would not change their stance until their demands are met
TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL MATERNITY WARD TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN
The administrator of the Tema General Hospital, Madam Elizabeth Dogbe says the maternity ward has to be temporarily closed down because of shortage of doctors.
Reports had earlier indicated that several pregnant women who were due for delivery had been directed by the hospital authorities to seek medical attention elsewhere because there were no doctors.
There was a notice posted on the hospital’s walls by the authorities with the new directions to the anxious mothers to be.
According to Madam Dobge who spoke off air, the shortage is because two of the doctors at the Maternity department have travelled outside the country while 2 are on leave without pay.
She stressed that until government takes drastic measures to provide them with enough doctors the maternity ward will remain closed.
Meanwhile some of the anxious and frustrated pregnant women spoke to Adom News
END SAM
Reports had earlier indicated that several pregnant women who were due for delivery had been directed by the hospital authorities to seek medical attention elsewhere because there were no doctors.
There was a notice posted on the hospital’s walls by the authorities with the new directions to the anxious mothers to be.
According to Madam Dobge who spoke off air, the shortage is because two of the doctors at the Maternity department have travelled outside the country while 2 are on leave without pay.
She stressed that until government takes drastic measures to provide them with enough doctors the maternity ward will remain closed.
Meanwhile some of the anxious and frustrated pregnant women spoke to Adom News
END SAM
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