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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ghanaian Health Ministers, Appealing 'Doctors return to Work, Negotiations Continue.....
The Health Minister, Alexander Segbefia is appealing to striking doctors
to rescind their decision and return to work while negotiations
continue.
“We are appealing to the doctors to rescind their decision and go back
while negotiations continue. Whatever government may or may not have
done has not cost any life but your [doctors] actions have cost several
lives," the Minister said.
Speaking on Atinka AM Drive hosted by Kwame Adinkrah on the strike by
members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), the Health Minister
explained, “in a civilized country, strike action of such nature should
not go beyond 24-hours”.
According to the Minister, it is not the intention of government to
drag issues; adding that negotiations of such nature have a lasting
impact on the health delivery of this nation.
Mr. Segbefia, who could not state when government will meet doctors
again to continue negotiations, explained that the doctors put forward a
proposal and government also put forward a counter-proposal, "and we
are yet to meet them again; that is where we are now”.
Asked whether government would resort to a court action to compel the
doctors to resume work, the Health Minister said “the court procedure
will take time so we want to negotiate and get them back,” adding, “we
don’t want it to be confrontational because we need them even after this
strike”.
On details of proposals put forward by both parties, Mr. Segbefia said,
“I can’t discuss the negotiations on air; adding that, what is being
discussed is not for public consumption.
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