President Akufo-Addo has announced that 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.
He said March allowance will be paid alongside that of April and 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.
The President added 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.
Addressing the Nation for the 5th Time on Ghana’s measures to avert the spread of Pandemic COVID-19, Nana Akufo-Addo said 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.
He said” Let me thank, in particular, all our frontline actors who continue to put their lives on the line to help ensure that we defeat the virus. To our healthcare workers, I say a big ayekoo for the continued sacrifices you are making in caring for those infected with the virus, and in caring for the sick in general. You are the heroes and heroines of our generation, and the Government will do all in its power to provide you with the relevant tools to do your work effectively.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
