Source: newsthemegh.com
Despite receiving financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance for two years’ worth of arrears, the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) has threatened to protest over unpaid arrears. The trainees have only been paid for the last two months.
In a press conference, the association claimed that despite the government’s guarantee, every attempt to recover their unpaid allowances had failed.
“Since the release of our letter on November 25, 2023, where we beseeched the Ministry of Health to address the long-overdue payment of our outstanding allowances, we have only been met with empty promises and false assurances. Out of the two years’ worth of arrears and the seven months’ clearance received from the Ministry of Finance, we have merely received payment for two months. This stark disparity leaves us bewildered, undervalued, and profoundly wounded”, statement said.
It also mentioned how impatient association members have grown with waiting for allowance payments from the ministry.
“Our reservoir of patience and tolerance has been exhausted. We demand immediate redress for this egregious injustice. The fate of nursing and midwifery in Ghana lies precariously in the balance, highlighting the indispensability of addressing this matter with the profound urgency and unwavering gravity it commands” statement
The government and other stakeholders have been encouraged by the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) to make sure that the rights and welfare of midwives and trainee nurses are given top priority.