Doctors Suspend Strike

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• aka baby boogaloo 12 years ago

  "Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. "
  
  Napoleons Bonaparte

  "Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. "
  
  Napoleons Bonaparte

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• Onipa 12 years ago

  I am sick and tired of hearing public or government employees going on strike; lecturers, teachers, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, TOR employees, students, etc. Often the government gives in. We need strong leaders who don’t ...
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  I am sick and tired of hearing public or government employees going on strike; lecturers, teachers, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, TOR employees, students, etc. Often the government gives in. We need strong leaders who don’t care about re-election or party affiliations who can look the strikers in the face and tell them to go to hell. Fire all of them and ask them to reapply for their jobs. When they do they should sign contracts abrogating strike actions. The government should review all allowances (housing, car, invigilating, etc.) and do away with all or most of them. Quite a significant percentage of (excuse me say) Ghanaian workers are not productive or at best marginally productive. They should send some them to US to work for about six months. To hell with these lazy and selfish coons who care less about the country but their own fat bellies.

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• Onipa, US 12 years ago

  Reagan fired air traffic controllers in US and the country survived. Fire them and and sack them from the bungalows. The country may suffer temporarily but in the long run it will be betteroff. There is aprice to pay for anyt ...
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  Reagan fired air traffic controllers in US and the country survived. Fire them and and sack them from the bungalows. The country may suffer temporarily but in the long run it will be betteroff. There is aprice to pay for anything worthty.

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• ZoRRo 12 years ago

  Remember that when you withdraw your services, you will not be paid.

  Remember that when you withdraw your services, you will not be paid.

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• NEMESIS, UK 12 years ago

  NIGERIA WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS BEFORE GHANA EVER THINK OF SMELLING IT. WITH YOUR JUJU OR NO JUJU, WE HAVE THE POWER OF HOLY GHOST ON OUR SIDE, AND JESUS IS OUR KEEPER...AND HE WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP ...
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  NIGERIA WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS BEFORE GHANA EVER THINK OF SMELLING IT. WITH YOUR JUJU OR NO JUJU, WE HAVE THE POWER OF HOLY GHOST ON OUR SIDE, AND JESUS IS OUR KEEPER...AND HE WILL KEEP THE AFCON CUP FOR US, FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME.
  SO THEREFORE, GHANA PEOPLE, STOP DREAMING OF LAYING YOUR HANDS ON THAT CUP. NEVER, EVER AGAIN. AMEN. IT IS SETTLED IN HEAVEN.
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  See my previous predictions below: I am not a fake pastor like your Rev. Owusu Bempah. I really mean business this time with very 'POWERFUL PRAYERS' for the SUPER EAGLES of Nigeria, because the real Jesus Christ of Nazareth is on our side. Therefore, no weapon (like 'Ghana JUJU'), fashion against us shall prosper, Amen. It is settled in Heaven.
  
  
  Comment: MALI 3 GHANA 1
  Author:NEMESIS, UK
  Date:2013-02-08 03:29:49
  Comment to:Well DONE
  
  1):Nigeria : "GOLD"
  2):Burkina Faso: "SILVER"
  3):Mali : "BRONZE"
  4):Ghana : "CHARCOAL"

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• John 12 years ago

  Don't you eat while working? They even made it flexible by attending to in-patients and emergencies. This happened in Lagos, when Doctors went on strike and the State Governor sacked them and employed new Doctors. After their ...
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  Don't you eat while working? They even made it flexible by attending to in-patients and emergencies. This happened in Lagos, when Doctors went on strike and the State Governor sacked them and employed new Doctors. After their court action, it backfired and the Governor has to rescind his decision. Let them fight for their right.

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• Onipa, US 12 years ago

  It is not easy but the government shouldn't give up. Sometimes one has to take a step backwards and bite the bullet to achieve success.

  It is not easy but the government shouldn't give up. Sometimes one has to take a step backwards and bite the bullet to achieve success.

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• truth 12 years ago

  Look if you know your actions can kill humans and you still go ahead you are worse than a theif who will pull the trigger. We respect you doctors but look for the wicked ones amongst you who tell you to go on strike even when ...
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  Look if you know your actions can kill humans and you still go ahead you are worse than a theif who will pull the trigger. We respect you doctors but look for the wicked ones amongst you who tell you to go on strike even when there are negotiations on the table.

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• truth 12 years ago

  correction

  correction

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• sie 12 years ago

  hmmmmmmmmmmm..
  
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  hmmmmmmmmmmm..
  
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• Kofi 12 years ago

  Thank God, you are not a doctor!

  Thank God, you are not a doctor!

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• KODWO 12 years ago

  Book Knowledge and Sense are two different things.
  
  Who better to prove that, than some Ghana Doctors, as we are witnessing.

  Book Knowledge and Sense are two different things.
  
  Who better to prove that, than some Ghana Doctors, as we are witnessing.

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• Fredsaid 12 years ago

  of government ministers, Members of Parliament asking for and getting thousands of cedis in pay rises, free petrol, free housing, free car, free everything while the grievances of the rest of the working class are ignored. T ...
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  of government ministers, Members of Parliament asking for and getting thousands of cedis in pay rises, free petrol, free housing, free car, free everything while the grievances of the rest of the working class are ignored. This is a social democratic government and party for you; SOCIALISTS; they dont even know the meaning of it how much more to talk about democracy.

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• fabulous 12 years ago

  Mahama is a good president, lets all unite to move our country forward

  Mahama is a good president, lets all unite to move our country forward

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• R.I.P amsterdam 12 years ago

  BACK TO WORK U WICKED NPP SPONSORED KILLERS.

  BACK TO WORK U WICKED NPP SPONSORED KILLERS.

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• KWEKU APPENTENG 12 years ago

  ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS ME ME AND ME BUT NOT THE SUFFERING PUBLIC. DOCTORS AND NURSES AND HUMANITARIAN JOBS AND THESE DOCTORS TAKE HUMAN LIFE FOR GRANTED. GOD IS WATCHING AND YOU GUYS WILL PAY FOR IT DEARLY. STRIKE IS NOT TH ...
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  ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS ME ME AND ME BUT NOT THE SUFFERING PUBLIC. DOCTORS AND NURSES AND HUMANITARIAN JOBS AND THESE DOCTORS TAKE HUMAN LIFE FOR GRANTED. GOD IS WATCHING AND YOU GUYS WILL PAY FOR IT DEARLY. STRIKE IS NOT THE ANSWER WICKED BASTARDS.

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• ZoRRo 12 years ago

  Florence Nightingale would not have gone on strike for any reason. It is true we have "Greedy Bastards" in Government but we must work together to sort that out, not go on strike to add to the suffering of the poor Ghanaian.

  Florence Nightingale would not have gone on strike for any reason. It is true we have "Greedy Bastards" in Government but we must work together to sort that out, not go on strike to add to the suffering of the poor Ghanaian.

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• EDY 12 years ago

  BECAUSE NURSES LEADERSHIP ARE SUFFERING FROM INFERIORITY COMPLEX AND CAN`T TALK FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES, THESE GREEDY DRS. ARE JUST OVER-RIDING US, THOUGH THE NURSES DO MOST OF THE WORK IN THE HOSPITALS. THESE DRS. JUST COME INT ...
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  BECAUSE NURSES LEADERSHIP ARE SUFFERING FROM INFERIORITY COMPLEX AND CAN`T TALK FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES, THESE GREEDY DRS. ARE JUST OVER-RIDING US, THOUGH THE NURSES DO MOST OF THE WORK IN THE HOSPITALS. THESE DRS. JUST COME INTO THE WARDS AND WRITE ORDERS AND OFF THEY ARE GONE, BUT THE NURSE TAKES CARE OF THE PATIENT HOLISTICALLY TILL DISCHARGE.

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• TERMINATOR 12 years ago

  Eddy just said Drs just give orders. can you read an E.C.G. and from it differentiate a myocardial infarction from pulmonary embolism ad hyperkalemia? can you monitor anticoagulation. by warfarin or clexane.the patient will b ...
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  Eddy just said Drs just give orders. can you read an E.C.G. and from it differentiate a myocardial infarction from pulmonary embolism ad hyperkalemia? can you monitor anticoagulation. by warfarin or clexane.the patient will bleed to death with over dose.you can google. but by the time you get the answer the patient is dead. u need long term education. i can pick An sss leaver and teach her how to nurse(on second thought i cant) . please the hand is important, because all the fingers make it important.? If one finger is hurt the function of hand is impaired.which finger cant you do without.maybe thumb. If you are happy with what u getting and is due you as a nurse,fine. but the doctors are fighting for descrepancies. if the right things are done across board none of these would happen. but when taking for granted for too long.... Get up stand up for your right. first by appropriate means. but if still... then ...... can you withold what is due the soldier or policeman.... there will eventually be mutiny... so give credit where credit is due.

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• Eddie 12 years ago

  IT`S NOT ABOUT TERMINOLOGY. YOU`VE CLEARLY SHOWN YR. IGNORANCE. The nurse is as important as the dr; they are interdependent;long education means what? 4 years for degree in biological science and additional 2 yrs in clinioca ...
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  IT`S NOT ABOUT TERMINOLOGY. YOU`VE CLEARLY SHOWN YR. IGNORANCE. The nurse is as important as the dr; they are interdependent;long education means what? 4 years for degree in biological science and additional 2 yrs in cliniocal training to ba Medical Dr, that is all. 4 for BSc in Nursing, 2 years M.Phil nursing, 3 yrs SRN. You are actually IGNORANT, it`s not your fault.

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• Before & After 12 years ago

  That is how ignorant those Ghanaian trained doctors are. I keep telling them that doctors are first degree holders MBChB.That should make now that until you have gone back to school to specialize, you don't have to talk in pu ...
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  That is how ignorant those Ghanaian trained doctors are. I keep telling them that doctors are first degree holders MBChB.That should make now that until you have gone back to school to specialize, you don't have to talk in public to show off your ignorance. When they meet the PhD and DSc guys they cower. I meet them on a daily basis so i know how ignorant they are. Unfortunatley, the masses and fool soldiers are not aware so they politicize everything.

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• Before & After 12 years ago

  the demigods really have a lot of influence in Ghana. I miss Ghana because of people like you will always worship anyone with a title like that.

  the demigods really have a lot of influence in Ghana. I miss Ghana because of people like you will always worship anyone with a title like that.

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• MAWUTOR 12 years ago

  Terminator, your reasoning smacks of nothing but selfishness and immorality. By the way, improve on your spelling skills (discrepancies, and not descrepancies). You don't sound like a competent professional. If you are a do ...
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  Terminator, your reasoning smacks of nothing but selfishness and immorality. By the way, improve on your spelling skills (discrepancies, and not descrepancies). You don't sound like a competent professional. If you are a doctor, I will stay miles away from you. No wonder all you can do is acting callously by staging and supporting strikes without giving a second thought to what medicine is about.

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• Joe debera,Germany. 12 years ago

  A am sorry to say this to Ghanians,that Ghanians to open their eyes,and stop following this idiot pastor owusu Bempah,is a liar pastor in Ghana among the pastors.

  A am sorry to say this to Ghanians,that Ghanians to open their eyes,and stop following this idiot pastor owusu Bempah,is a liar pastor in Ghana among the pastors.

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• Joe debera,Germany. 12 years ago

  Becareful,of this man ooo ?he is a theif pastor,he want mahama to give him pagaro,that is why,theif theif and theif pastor owusu Bempah is a liar this can not happen in europe here,hahahahahahah o Ghana.

  Becareful,of this man ooo ?he is a theif pastor,he want mahama to give him pagaro,that is why,theif theif and theif pastor owusu Bempah is a liar this can not happen in europe here,hahahahahahah o Ghana.

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• KNII 12 years ago

  I am sad when doctors behave like politicians who want to score a point when their party loose.

  I am sad when doctors behave like politicians who want to score a point when their party loose.

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• Straight Talk 12 years ago

  Should ghanaian doctors be regarded really doctors? I have a doubt!!!

  Should ghanaian doctors be regarded really doctors? I have a doubt!!!

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• DASSSS 12 years ago

  no they are killers , how can these type of unprofessional characters be titled Doctors. witches in disguise

  no they are killers , how can these type of unprofessional characters be titled Doctors. witches in disguise

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• Kofi Agiri (Denmark) 12 years ago

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• Awudu-Tamale 12 years ago

  Mahama is incompetent president

  Mahama is incompetent president

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• Kusi Apau 12 years ago

  The medical profession in Ghana has really gone to the dogs! After taking the Hipoocratic oath following a tuition-free education, what these bone heads choose to give back to their country are greediness, self-conceitedness, ...
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  The medical profession in Ghana has really gone to the dogs! After taking the Hipoocratic oath following a tuition-free education, what these bone heads choose to give back to their country are greediness, self-conceitedness, and a sense of entitlement. This kind of nonsense should not be tolerated by the government.

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• TERMINATOR 12 years ago

  you need Iv fluid of sensible words to resuscitate you from diarrhoea of useless words.your speaking par rectum. who do u call bone heads. Drs will treat you well, and respect despit ur insults if one day you come to the emer ...
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  you need Iv fluid of sensible words to resuscitate you from diarrhoea of useless words.your speaking par rectum. who do u call bone heads. Drs will treat you well, and respect despit ur insults if one day you come to the emergency room with cerebrovascular accident. sebi!we will never retaliate .you may need the Drs to cut open the BONE of your HEAD to clip and ligate a bleeding vessel.SEBI!

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• Kofi 12 years ago

  The ippocratic oath does not include accepting to be cheated in the discharge of one's duties. By the way, if you thought only doctors enjoyed free education in Ghana, why didn't (don't) you go and steady medicine? If "great" ...
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  The ippocratic oath does not include accepting to be cheated in the discharge of one's duties. By the way, if you thought only doctors enjoyed free education in Ghana, why didn't (don't) you go and steady medicine? If "great" people like you refuse to study medicine despite all its free tution, don't blame "dogs" for going in. With people like you as a Ghanaian, do you think the nation deserves any better?

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• fiifi 12 years ago

  I wish the strike continued, afterall Doctor's significance is gradually becoming insignificant. How many times do i meet a doctor in the hospital even when they are not on strike.

  I wish the strike continued, afterall Doctor's significance is gradually becoming insignificant. How many times do i meet a doctor in the hospital even when they are not on strike.

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• PREDATING TERMINATOR 12 years ago

  ALL IM SAYING IS LET EVRY BODY STAND UP FOR HIS OR HER RIGHTS.FROM PRESIDENT DOWN TO THE RAT IN OUR HOUSES.( IM SURE THE RAT IN MY HOUSE WILL BE OFFENDED BY THIS COMMENT AND ASK ME WHAT OF THE LOWER COAKROACH.)FOLLOW THE RIGH ...
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  ALL IM SAYING IS LET EVRY BODY STAND UP FOR HIS OR HER RIGHTS.FROM PRESIDENT DOWN TO THE RAT IN OUR HOUSES.( IM SURE THE RAT IN MY HOUSE WILL BE OFFENDED BY THIS COMMENT AND ASK ME WHAT OF THE LOWER COAKROACH.)FOLLOW THE RIGHT CHANNELS. IF STILL NOT MAKING A GATEWAY. VOCALISE. THATS WHY THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAVE GONE FAR DESPITE NOT HAVING THE WEALTH OF AFRICA. WITH JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY, NO TRIBALISM ,IN ALL SPHERES. WHETHER NDC , NPP, PPP ETC IF GHANA, AFRICA HAD THIS, YOU CAN IMAGINE WHERE WE WILL BE. THEY WILL NOT STAND BACK AND CALL US LAWLESS SAVAGES. EVEN SOUTH AFRICAS MINERS WENT ON STRIKE AND GOT THIER PAY INCREASE. OF COURSE AT THE EXPENSE OF BLOOD. DRS IN SOUTH AFRICA WENT ON STRIKE AND EVENTUALLY GOT THIER INCREASE. IF ANY SECTOR FEELS CHEATED USE RIGHT CHANNELS TO VOICE GRIEVIENCE.DRS HERE HAVE USED RIGHT CHANNELS FOR TOO LONG. NOW THEY SAY DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION.WHY? TIME IS EFFICIENCY.MOST DRS ARRIVE ON TIME UNLESS WARD REVIEW IS TAKING LONG.BUT WE STILL HAVE LONG WAY TO GO ON TIME. " IN THE BEGINING ... GOD STARTED WITH TIME. 24 HOURS IN A DAY. THE SEASONS FOLLOWS TIME. IF TIME WERE NOT FOLLOWED THE WOMAN WIL GIVE BIRTH TO PREMATURE BABY OR OVER MATURE BABY. GOD IN HIS WISDOM SET IT AT 40 WEEKS OR 9MONTHS.

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• Kofi 12 years ago

  Was there a need for a strike to bring stakeholders together? Why can't people in authority be a bit proactive? Do we have responsible leadership in Ghana? Unfortunately, the answer to the last questions appears to be negativ ...
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  Was there a need for a strike to bring stakeholders together? Why can't people in authority be a bit proactive? Do we have responsible leadership in Ghana? Unfortunately, the answer to the last questions appears to be negative.

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• DAN 12 years ago

  There are too many ignorant,ill mannered, uncouth illiterates writing on Ghanaweb without any clear premise for their statements except insults. They take a cue from their masters and have nothing constructive to say except ...
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  There are too many ignorant,ill mannered, uncouth illiterates writing on Ghanaweb without any clear premise for their statements except insults. They take a cue from their masters and have nothing constructive to say except abuses.
  
  They write bad English; they don't make any sense; they have very little knowledge about anything, any subject of politics or economics and the law, the constitution. They just come to Ghanaweb and spew nonsense and garbage.
  
  They can all benefit from further education; perhaps another stint at SHS will do them some good.

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• wonua 12 years ago

  You are right.

  You are right.

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• STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 12 years ago

  These Doctors are behaving as if they are comparable to the Doctors in the US, UK and the one's abroad.
  When I say abroad, I limit my scope to outside Africa (South Africa and some North African countries excluded). I am ref ...
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  These Doctors are behaving as if they are comparable to the Doctors in the US, UK and the one's abroad.
  When I say abroad, I limit my scope to outside Africa (South Africa and some North African countries excluded). I am referring to specifically the US, UK and some European countries.
  What some Ghanaians do not know is that a qualified Ghanaian trained Physician would still have to school for about 4 to 7 years (for residencies and fellowships) in the US, UK etc. to be qualified as a practicing doctor; that is not even guaranteed.
  Based on the above, do they think they should be paid closer to doctors in the above named countries that they always compare themselves with?
  Very few Ghanaian doctors make it as US certified doctors licensed to practice.
  What is painful is that these few U.S. and UK certified Ghanaian doctors when practicing in Ghana do not make such noises the GMA members are making. The reason being that they understand the situation on the ground; I mean they know Ghana is a developing country and gradually would get to where they will be adequately compensated. Their exposure contributes immensely in their appreciation of their unflinching service to their country of birth.
  It is about time the public is well informed about these details to stop these greedy, unsympathetic and partisan politically motivated GMA members from comparing themselves to Doctors abroad who they base some of their argument on when it come to their salaries.
  The same tax payers whose money they benefited from be it partially or wholly during their training are the ones they are subjecting to painful deaths.
  I am not surprised they chose money over precious lives. Calling off the strike might save some people now but the ones their previous actions killed or had their sicknesses worsened would never forgive them.

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• Kofi 12 years ago

  For your information, doctors trained even in the UK, Germany and South Africa, etc. also undergo the same training as Ghanaians do in the US. US laws mandate every doctor trained outside US or Canada to undertake a residency ...
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  For your information, doctors trained even in the UK, Germany and South Africa, etc. also undergo the same training as Ghanaians do in the US. US laws mandate every doctor trained outside US or Canada to undertake a residency program in the US before certification. Have you asked whether hospitals in Ghana look like those in the "US, UK and some European countries"? Do politicians in the US receive car loans of $50,000 and rent allowance of several million dollars? If Ghanaian politicians can receive those benefits which do not exist even in the developed countries, what is wrong with Ghanaian doctors asking for more money?

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• MAWUTOR 12 years ago

  Kofi, do your best to reason like an educated person (assuming you are) and stop making an implicit assumption that two wrongs make a right with your statement "If Ghanaian politicians can receive those benefits which do not ...
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  Kofi, do your best to reason like an educated person (assuming you are) and stop making an implicit assumption that two wrongs make a right with your statement "If Ghanaian politicians can receive those benefits which do not even exist in the developed countries, what is wrong with Ghanaian doctors asking for more money" Shame on you!

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