{"id":5709,"date":"2024-05-15T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5709"},"modified":"2024-05-15T09:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:05:38","slug":"concerned-nurses-and-midwife-trainees-tell-government-to-prioritise-the-payment-of-their-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5709","title":{"rendered":"Concerned Nurses and Midwife trainees tell government to prioritise the payment of their arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The coalition of Concerned Nurses and midwife trainees has told the government to prioritise the payment of their areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coalition stated that approximately 30% of trainees have never received any allowances at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completion, the trainees do not stand any chance of receiving their arrears owed by the government as there is no arrangement put in place for that since the restoration of allowance evidenced by many trainees who completed without allowance and have never been paid their arrears since, they said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their concern comes after Vice President Dr Mahaud Bawumia said that the government would within the next seventy-two hours transfer over GHC177 million to pay allowances to nursing trainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia announced this to mark this year\u2019s International Nurses Day in  Accra<\/a> on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Bawumia recalled the numerous petitions from trainee nurses about delays in the payment of their allowances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, these trainee nurses complain that the delay has affected their practicals. He therefore announced that the Controller and Accountant-General has been directed to effect the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wish to assure the nursing trainees that by Thursday this week, the Controller [And Accountant-General] is transferring an amount of GHC177 million to the Ministry of Health to pay the trainee allowances,\u201d Dr Bawumia assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also spoke about financial clearance for unposted nurses and other initiatives such as vehicle waivers for workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d I have conferred with the Ministry of Finance, steps are being taken to clear the unemployed nurses and by August that will be done, notwithstanding the backlog, our government has provided the highest recruitment,\u201d the Vice President stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a statement the coalition of Concerned Nurses and midwife trainees said \u201cThe coalition of Concerned Nurses and midwife trainees have taken note of a recent statement made by H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, regarding the restoration and consistent payment of Trainees\u2019 Allowances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Vice President has touted the government\u2019s commitment to restoring and maintaining trainees\u2019 allowances, the reality on the ground tells a different story. As of May 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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