{"id":778,"date":"2023-12-19T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=778"},"modified":"2024-05-19T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T10:32:57","slug":"trainee-nurses-and-midwives-in-ghana-threaten-demonstration-over-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=778","title":{"rendered":"Trainee nurses and midwives in Ghana threaten demonstration over arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px; margin: 13px 0px;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) says it will hit the streets to demonstrate against the government if its allowances are not paid within the next one week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><picture style=\"--noscript-src: url('https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/tBEktkpTURBXy9lNDQ5MDkxMTdiMzNhNGQzODFjMjZjNzdmMGM1OTBiMC5qcGeSlQMAEs0CWM0BUZMFzQMWzQGu'); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex;\" data-caption=\"Trainee nurses and midwives threaten demonstration over arrears\" data-image-source=\"article_photo\"><source style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-size: 16px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/fpQk9kpTURBXy9lNDQ5MDkxMTdiMzNhNGQzODFjMjZjNzdmMGM1OTBiMC5qcGeSlQMAEs0CWM0BUZMFzQMWzQGu3gACoTAGoTEA\" type=\"image\/avif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/fpQk9kpTURBXy9lNDQ5MDkxMTdiMzNhNGQzODFjMjZjNzdmMGM1OTBiMC5qcGeSlQMAEs0CWM0BUZMFzQMWzQGu3gACoTAGoTEA\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">This was contained in a statement signed by the president of GNMTA Pascal Adumbisa and its general secretary Blessing Ampofo.<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Association said its members were tired of the empty promises and failed assurances despite getting financial clearance from the Finance Ministry for two years&#8217; arrears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\u201cWe, the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA), pen this message with heartfelt disappointment and sorrow,\u201d a section of the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\u201cOur previous appeals, efforts, and the issuance of an ultimatum have all been in vain. Despite our unwavering dedication and commitment to our noble profession, we are consistently met with the unjust negligence of our rightful entitlements.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">GNMTA further fumed that \u201cout of the two years&#8217; worth of arrears and the seven months&#8217; clearance received from the Ministry of Finance, we have merely received payment for two months.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Association said its members have been left \u201cbewildered, undervalued, and profoundly wounded\u201d and will, therefore hit the streets if the government doesn\u2019t pay its arrears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\u201cThe ramifications of this inequitable treatment upon our education, careers, and personal well-being cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\u201cAs frontline healthcare providers, we forsake our own comforts in order to serve our communities and safeguard the health and well-being of our fellow citizens. 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