A group of rotational nurses and midwives have entreated the government to ensure the “immediate release or issuance” of financial clearance for the payment of outstanding allowances to them. They also called for the immediate employment of all qualified nurses and midwives from the 2020 to 2022 batches of graduates to address shortfalls in the number of healthcare professionals in the country. The leader of the group, Junior Kwame Amebley, also advocated for the establishment of mechanisms to address such challenges in the future. He said if there was no response to their grievances within two weeks, they would make the Ministry of Health their new home and also advise their junior colleagues to withdraw their services in protest.
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Mr. Kwame Amebley was speaking at a news conference in Accra last Wednesday, dubbed: “A year of dedication, a year of neglect: 12 months’ unpaid allowances for rotation nurses and midwives.” The group represents over 11,000 nurses and midwives who have completed their mandatory one-year national service from July 2023 to June 2024. They comprise registered general nurses, midwives, public health nurses, and mental health nurses. Mr. Amebley said many of his colleagues struggle to afford transportation to their workplaces, thus affecting punctuality and their ability to deliver timely and effectively. He said other members were also facing eviction by their landlords due to unpaid rent, coupled with the rising cost of living and their inability to afford food and pay utility bills. Mr. Amebley also said that the 2024-2025 batch of over 20,000 junior colleagues who began their rotation in May this year have also not received any allowances, raising concerns about the ongoing neglect of the nurses.
