Unemployed Allied Health Professionals to demonstrate against government

The Coalition of Unemployed Allied Health Professionals made up of allied health graduates from 2017 to date, whose services are yet to be engaged by government say they are going to embark on a demonstration against the government.

In a press release by the group, they say this action has been triggered by government’s refusal to employ its members, as well as the unfair and dehumanising treatments meted out to its members since their days under training.

The group says 30 percent of its members were fraudulently denied 6 months of their national service allowance with each person owed GHC4,648.

On top of that, the group adds that whiles they were promised immediate employment after their graduation, the government of Ghana has refused to give their group financial clearance despite recently giving financial clearance for the employment of graduate diploma nurses.

According to the group the situation has resulted in some of its members taking up menial jobs such as ‘Kayayie,’ and truck pushing which has pushed the members into a phase of phycological trauma.

The group therefore says it is working with the Ghana Police Service to set a date for their intended demonstration against the government.

They add that taking into consideration the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demonstration will be organised in accordance with the necessary protocols and directives.

Read the full statement below