Health trainees demonstrate against government

Frustrated health trainees in the Northern Region have demonstrated in Tamale against government over their unpaid accumulated allowances.

They are also unhappy about government’s failure to employ three batches of graduates of the School of Hygiene.

The angry health trainees slammed government for creating the erroneous impression that GHC140 million was used to pay 2012/2013 batch of trainee nurses.

They have served notice to seek legal redress if government failed to address their legitimate concerns.

Some of the health trainees carried placards on the streets of Tamale which read, “President Mahama pay us our money yabre,” “Your health is our concern,” “Our allowance, your health,” “Health is wealth,” “We have been sacked because of school fees,” “GHC140 million paid to who, ghost?” and “We owe banks because of school fees.”

Their petition among others, stated that health trainees were suffering under the prevailing conditions.

“We are suffering: students have been sacked because they are not able to pay their fees: others are denied license exams registration and are to stay for a year and still pay fees that they could not pay.’

It continued, “Some are chased to repay loans taken from microfinance companies, others rent.”

By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana