Over 30 nurses infected with coronavirus – GRNMA

 
More than 30 nurses and midwives have tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ghana Registered Nurses’ & Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has said.
The Association said their infected members are currently being managed at treatment centers and are responding to treatment.
The GRNMA also mentioned that over 250  nurses are under quarantine due to their exposure to confirmed cases of Covid-19.
President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ & Midwives’ Association GRNMA, Mrs Perpetual Ofori- Ampofo, made the disclosure on the occasion of the Launch of International Nurses Day Celebration.
This year’s celebration is on the theme, “Nursing the World to Health”.
Earlier, the government congratulated nurses for their selflessness and dedication to their profession.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah conveying the government’s message to the frontline health workers said, “The commemoration of the day comes at a time when the role of the nurse needs no further highlighting. As you are aware, we are in the mix of a pandemic and the nurse is an instrumental figure in this fight.’’
The President of the GRNMA Perpetual Ampofo, also commended Government for trying its best to keep nurses and midwives safe but reiterated that Government’s best is not enough when it comes to PPE’s at this Covid 19 era.
At the launch, the Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, who represented the sector minister stated that, government has given financial clearance for the recruitment of over 20,000 nurses this year and government is still in the process of recruiting more.
‘’You know the health minister will have to consult the finance minister and lobby for him to give more financial clearance to the trained nurses before they are recruited,’’ he stated.
 
 
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