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GRNMA Strike: Health minister begs retired nurses, midwives to volunteer services

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  • AGBESI KWASI 6 months ago

    Very shocking the attitude of the leaders of this strike. They can't be bothered when people are dying.

  • Yaw mensah 6 months ago

    Very shocking the president is adamant and can't approve of their demand. This is real emergency than what they usually described as such

  • Mahama 24 Hour Economy is Real & West Togoland independence 6 months ago

    Nurses who were employed by NPP were all sacked by NDC.
    How can you sack nurses employed by previous government and now asking volunteers and retired nurses to work.

    You are a foolish minister to think and ask for that he ...
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  • Isaac Frempong 6 months ago

    Try and find solution to settle with nurses and the midwives, the old people can't help, you ministers are driving big car and getting fat pay,while the poor nurses who doing dirty job can't be P ...
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  • 24 HOUR ECONOMY YAAMUTU! 6 months ago

    You go begging when ndc appointees including you are having party in London and buying new expensive cars.

  • kulbugo 6 months ago

    Mr minister if i were u trust me i was gonna fire em all n hire de new ones who r sitting at home for many yrs without jobs, why must u pampa dis political motivated nurses, just fire em bcus dey dnt wanna work,

  • AGBESI KWASI 6 months ago

    Absolutely. They are taking the sick for ransom. In any case, they are still been paid while on strike. Let the striking unions pay them. Government should not pay them for the days they are on strike. There are newly traine ...
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  • Maxi 6 months ago

    You people are not serious. The newly employed nurses will also suffer the same fate and will go on strike in no time. Imagine being unemployed and your new employment doesn’t also pay you!! Is this the solution? Deferring ...
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  • Ghanaman 6 months ago

    I think u have not taken care of any person to become a nurse and neither read their condition of service we accept people are suffering but dismissal will rather exercabate the situation people who do not practice or know ab ...
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  • Miaw 6 months ago

    As in what? Has has this ministry been doing for retired nurses - apart from paying their duly earned retirement benefits - that they want to rely on them at this crucial time. Allow them to rest with no emotional blackmail.

  • K 6 months ago

    There are so many nurses at home so why don't you employ them and get rid of this non performing politically exposed nurses. We've had enough of this nonsense from this lazy nurses. We give them free allawances at school and ...
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  • Asakramitoga 6 months ago

    Sack all the striking nurses. There are slot of qualified nurses sitting at home without posting since five years ago. Dimple place am advert asking my these nurses to apply. And by the way these striking nurses should not re ...
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  • 24 HOUR ECONOMY YAAMUTU! 6 months ago

    Employ new nurses and pay them with stones wai!

  • Yaw mensah 6 months ago

    Oh Ghana, is this your solution to the issues at stake? That is senseless solution. Why can't you yield to their micro demands as compared to that of you politicians. Don't you reason to know that Ghana can run effectively ...
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  • De worshipper 6 months ago

    Massa stop fooling around and do the needful. No money to pay those in service but money to pay for retired nurses and midwives or just voluntary service?

  • Kay Adu 6 months ago

    This is the best plan of action from a Minister of State nominated by the President, vetted by Parliamentary committee, and sworn in by the President. How many years have you been volunteering for the needy? Come Lord Jesus, ...
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  • Ghanawatch 6 months ago

    The NPP is behind tbe strike action.Why didn't they go on strike when Akuffo-Addo was in power? Thay want to hold the natipn and the government to ransom. A blatant attempt to make the government unpopular.The government ...
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  • Ghanawatch 6 months ago

    The government shouldn't pay tbem for the days that they will be on strike.

  • Ghanaman 6 months ago

    How much money is involved in the days they are not working peanuts so think and speak properly

  • Don't do that !! 6 months ago

    Instead of u to meet them half way and plead with the nurses to return to work immediately, you are rather worsening the case by this your stupid decision to rather engage retired nurses . You have to be sacked asap Mr man !

  • Faith 6 months ago

    This guy when in opposition spews nonsense as a member of the health committee in parliament. You can't even convince nurses to go back to work.

  • Zargon 6 months ago

    Convince who? The president of the nursing association that has left the country to another country and declared strike at the same time? Because she is married to an NPP executive? It’s GOD that will punish her!

  • Ewe man 6 months ago

    U r very stupid to talk like that ndc in office for five months but can share dollars n hv party in UK n giving big salary to appointees n nurses doing dirty work the annoying part is if u r a nurse n u or ur child fall sick ...
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  • Jk 6 months ago

    The new nurses won't they also go on strike??

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  • WE WANT SOME OF THE AGRADAA GARI DOLLARS AND WE WILL VOLUNTEER!! 6 months ago

    Give us some of the Agradaa Gari dollars. Afterall didnt you sell $9b gold. Give us some small wai!

  • Mens 6 months ago

    Employ nurses on rotation quickly to make up for the short fall

  • No right to strike 6 months ago

    Nurses don't have the right to strike. Is human life concern here. How long is this government?These are political nurses and should be fired

  • Ewe man 6 months ago

    R u sick government no long but Sammy was sharing dollars

  • Sage 6 months ago

    Another stupid illiterate Fool made a Minister by corrupt and clueless Mahama.
    How can this idiot negotiate anything meaningful ?

  • Nana Yaw 6 months ago

    If truly the government is committed to having a solution to this matter, what prevent them from assuring the striking nurses with a timeline for the implementation of their demands. Indeed experience is lacking in this gover ...
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  • K.B 6 months ago

    Employed the training nurses who are at home

  • The nurses must fight for their right don't let politicians take you for granted 6 months ago

    Once your party win power . The leadership become rich our night. After 4 years mp take home benefits is more than some one who had worked as a nurse teacher for 40 years. Farmers don't have future, but the one sting at cocob ...
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  • Donkomi 6 months ago

    Complete nonsense to say that as a minister. Retired nurses and midwives who are walking with sticks and other aids should come and take over the work of energetic nurses and midwives. There's money to pay them cos the cedi h ...
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    Animal farm indeed, what's good for the goose is also good for the gander.The so called article 71 citizens hurriedly approved fat fat salaries for themselves and hurriedly paid themselves-exgratia,car loans, rent allowances ...
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  • Ewe man 6 months ago

    Tank u my brother

  • Npp nation wreckers sack them all 6 months ago

    Sack all the nurses union leaders immediately with out benefit who want to work let him work who refuse to work let him go home without benefits immediately if you want Ghana to move on right direction take a bold step Mr pr ...
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  • Star 6 months ago

    What do you expect when you appoint somebody whose only track record is dinning hall prefect as Minister for Health. Anytime he opens his mouth it's garbage.