{"id":84967,"date":"2023-07-19T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/19\/physician-assistants-declare-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:13:36","slug":"physician-assistants-declare-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/19\/physician-assistants-declare-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Assistants Declare Strike &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Graduate Physician Assistants across the county are set to go on a nationwide strike to protest what they describe as ongoing discrimination within their profession.<\/p>\n<p>The Association highlighted that the dignity of Physician Assistants (PAs) has been constantly undermined, and PA training has been limited, with candidates sitting for licensure exams being failed.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also been accused of strangulating PA postings instead of developing the profession.<\/p>\n<p>General Secretary of the Association, Joel Tetteh Padi, demanded that the issues of discrimination and brutality faced by Physician Assistants need to be resolved by the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>The industrial action is set to commence on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, unless the government intervenes to address the maltreatment and challenges faced by PAs.<\/p>\n<p>The Association\u2019s stance is a call for reform and a demand for fair treatment to secure the rights and recognition Physician Assistants deserve in the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>Find the statement issued by the Association:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Graduate Physician Assistants across the county are set to go on a nationwide strike to protest what they describe as ongoing discrimination within their profession. 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