The National President of Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association, Jerry Mertins Aziamadia, has called on the government to pay eight-month allowances in arrears with immediate effect.
According to him, the Association will advance its agitations if they are not paid by Friday, November 20, 2020.
The National President said this in an interview with the media.
Mr. Aziamadia intimated that rotational nurses and midwives execute most work in various health facilities across the country but ironically they have not been paid for the past 8 months.
“A research conducted by the [Ghana Registered] Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA ), 2012, indicated that this category of nurses contribute about 80 percent of the entire nursing services in healthcare delivery as far as our precious clients are concerned.”
He could therefore not fathom why the government has excessively delayed allowances for rotational nurses for over eight months.
“For the past three years, rotational nurses and midwives have to work with an empty stomach for more than seven months without pay. Sometimes I wonder how they feed, pay transport to work, rent, electricity, and water.”
Two batches of rotational nurses are yet to be paid, he said, adding that trainees in school have not been paid for over eight months as well.
He demanded all concerns are addressed by November 20, 2020.
“We want the government to address all our concerns by November 20 to avoid any agitation. The government through the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance should ensure that granting of financial clearance, filling of IPPD form, generating of staff ID’s and biometric registration are done timely to prevent interns working for more than eight months without allowance.”
The National President for the rotational nurses further asked their employer and government to make their payments according to the 12L and 12H working documents.
“There is a working document in circulation that indicates that diploma and degree interns must be paid according to the 12 L and 12 H but up to date, upon all efforts by the leadership, no resolution has been made yet.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
