MEDICAL DOCTORS WILL NOT BE APPOINTED IMMEDIATELY

By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei

Hon. Addo in White and Dr. Asare in Black suite

From Next year Medical Doctors who complete their Housmanship will not be appointed immediately in the government hospitals until they are given a financial clearance from the ministry of finance.

This is as a result of Government spending over 90% on wage bill; hence the directive from the Ministries of Health and Finance not to appoint any medical doctor until the clearance is given.

This was made known by the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Dr. Daniel Asare in answer to question from CITI FM Correspondent Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei regarding the new directive from the ministry of finance that only 3 months back pay can be paid to any public worker even if the worker had not been paid for more than one year. He said that health workers are not affected by the 3month back pay directive.

In a related development the Central Regional Minister Ebenezer Tey Addo has directed that the Teaching Hospital create a Kidney Fund that can assist patients who suffering from kidney problems to assist them to be treated since it is a lifelong disease.

Hon. Addo said this when he toured the Teaching Hospital to familiarize himself with the operations of the hospital.

Some of the workers indicated that they are facing acute water shortage in the hospital including inadequate accommodation challenges. They appealed to the minister to assist in solving the challenges affecting them.