Nurses and Midwives across the country will on 10th September embark on a strike action to express their displeasure over government’s refusal to post graduate trained nurses and midwives who have completed school for over two years.
In a statement signed by the President of the Concerned Nurses and Midwives Association, Henry Asante, he stated that government has turned deaf ears to the plea of the nurses and midwives despite numerous picketing and demonstration exercises.
“It's worth knowing that, some of these nurses and midwives who are professionally trained to save lives have now resorted to kayayoo and security work (watchman), whiles patients are dying day-in and day-out due to lack of staffs in our hospitals”, he added.
Read full statement below:
PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY COALITION OF CONCERNED NURSES AND MIDWIVES ON 31ST AUGUST, 2018 IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE UNEMPLOYED NURSES AND MIDWIVES
By this press statement, we concerned nurses and midwives want to bring to the attention of the government, and the media, our intention to embark on a strike action on 10th September, 2018 over the refusal of the government to postgraduate trained nurses and midwives who have completed school for over two years, despite the numerous picketing and demonstration by these nurses and midwives.
It's worth knowing that, some of these nurses and midwives who are professionally trained to save lives have now resorted to kayayoo and security work (watchman), whiles patients are dying day-in and day-out due to lack of staffs in our hospitals.
Also, we have observed with keen interest that newly constructed health facilities are not being utilized due to the refusal of the government to employ these nurses and midwives to work in these facilities.
The aforementioned reasons have compelled we the coalition of concern nurses and midwives to embark on this strike action.
Thank you.
Cc. Ministry of health All media houses.
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