The Ghana Medical Association has welcomed the Government Packages for health personnel and allied professional at the forefront of the fight against the spread of Pandemic COVID-19.
An insurance package, with an assured sum of three hundred and fifty thousand cedis (GH¢350,000) for each health personnel and allied professional at the forefront of the fight, has been put in place, with a daily allowance of one hundred and fifty cedis (GH¢150) being paid to contact tracers.
The government has also decided that all health workers will not pay taxes on their emoluments for the next three months, i.e. April, May, and June.
Furthermore, all frontline health workers will receive an additional allowance of fifty percent (50%) of their basic salary per month, i.e. for March, April, May, and June. The March allowance will be paid alongside that of April.
The Ministry of Transport is also making available, for free, ‘Aayalolo’ buses to convey health workers in Accra, Tema, Kumasi, and Kasoa to and from work, along specific routes, for the entire duration of the restrictions.
In an interview with Eastern Regional President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Arko Akoto-Ampaw, he described the packages as “Extraordinary” and lauded the government for such move.
According to him, the packages will motivate them to serve wholeheartedly.
Dr. Arko Akoto-Ampaw called on the government to speed up the Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for them.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
