Citi TV<\/strong> during the celebration of Workers\u2019 Day on Wednesday, May 1, Madam Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo revealed that the service conditions for nurses and midwives are not at the expected level.<\/p>\nShe pointed out that Ghanaian nurses and midwives are working hard with limited resources, yet they are not adequately compensated. She expressed hope for improved service conditions and quality equipment to facilitate their work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe conditions of Ghanaian nurses and midwives could be much better. At the moment, we are yearning for better remuneration and better conditions of service, in terms of better equipment to work with, other logistics, and everything in between. So, our condition is not up to the level that we expect. But we\u2019re just continuing to work with the limited resources we have and trying to do our best for our patients and the Ghanaian population as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stressed, \u201cWe\u2019re keeping our fingers crossed for better working conditions in the nearest future. And a place where we will see full implementation of our collective agreements and better opportunities for pensions. The reality about the pay is that it\u2019s not good.\u201d<\/p>\n
The GRNMA President criticized the government\u2019s failure to employ the backlog of trained nurses and midwives.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, they will picket because if you\u2019re licensed to practice and the government is not able to employ you, then that is a source of worry for any individual and that is what we\u2019re facing. Because even as we speak, the 2020\/2021 batch who are done with their rotation are waiting to be employed. The expectation is that the government will employ them after that.\u201d<\/p>\n
She proposed a restructuring of the training modalities for nurses to generate revenue for the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we\u2019re able to restructure our training modalities for nurses, we can cash in returns for ourselves as a country because other countries, like the Philippines, are doing it. They train large numbers of nurses, and they are able to export them to the UK and other countries and earn some money for the economy,\u201d she opined.<\/p>\n
She attributed the increase in nurse migration to other countries to low salaries, acknowledging the uneven distribution of nurses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have an inequitable distribution of nurses across the country. Yes, sometimes people refuse to go to the remotest areas of the country to practice. But indeed, if you go around, you will find nurses and midwives in the CHIPS compound, under-serviced areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other issue is that most of our colleagues are migrating from Ghana to other places of high income to work. They are leaving to seek greener pastures elsewhere, which is what is accounting for the shortfall. They are leaving because of the problems we have with our salaries in Ghana as compared to more developed countries,\u201d she observed.<\/p>\n
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