The General Secretary of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), David Tenkorang-Twum has shown that attendants are yet to get the protection guaranteed them by government during the pandemic.
As per him, the people who became sick and lost their lives because of the pandemic their families never got any bundle.
Talking on 'The Probe' on Joy News on June 10, that's what he noticed, none of government's vows to forefront laborers was fulfiled.
"We have a bunch of difficulties. It was rarely paid. Larger part of individuals didn't get it. I know a few medical caretakers and specialists who passed on and their family members never got the protection. And, surprisingly, the individuals who fell wiped out.
"Remember that the protection was in stages; the people who were seriously sick, in the ICU and the individuals who passed on. I'm letting you know that greater part of medical attendants and birthing assistants never got protection. Indeed, even the half stipend which should be progressed to the people who were dealing with our Covid patients, the majority of them didn't get. We are tested with a great deal of things," he expressed.
Mr. Tenkorang-Twum attested that the awful states of administration distributed to attendants and birthing specialists have caused serious mind channel.
He noticed that around 3,000 medical caretakers have left Ghana because of horrible states of administration.
"A few maternity specialists and medical caretakers are departing this nation and it is even the more motivation behind why government genuinely must glance at the states of administration for attendants and maternity specialists. Aside from COLA, medical caretakers and birthing assistants are leaving.
"At the point when the pandemic broke out, a few group in the United Kingdom chose to try and leave the NHS and due to Brexit, a few medical caretakers have additionally passed on to different locales like Australia and Canada so there is a deficiency of medical attendants and birthing specialists in UK, Ireland and Wales and our kin who are leaving; obviously no one can prevent them from voyaging.
"In 2019, 900 maternity specialists left this country. In 2020, around 1,000 remaining this country. Presently, from first January of 2022 to 30th June of 2022 I have proof to show that in excess of 3,000 medical attendants have left the shores of this country," he bemoaned.
In tending to the country on the Coronavirus update, President Akufo-Addo on April 5, 2020 reported a few impetuses for bleeding edge laborers.
The motivating forces incorporated the accompanying:
Exclusion from the installment of expense on their business remittances for a three-month time frame beginning from April 2020.
A day to day recompense of GHS150 (approx. US$26) payable to those endeavor contact following.
Extra remittance of half of their fundamental compensation each month for a four-month time span beginning from March 2020.
Protection bundle, with a guaranteed amount of GHS350,000 (approx. US$60,345).
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