The Private Universities Students’ Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has given government 10 days to begin postings for over 3000 of its members who completed their degree programmes in nursing in 2014 and are yet to be posted.
The president of PUSAG, Richard Odame, told Class FM’s Jerry Akonor after a press conference on Thursday September 15 that the failure of government to offer the nurses jobs within the stipulated time will result “in reactions that will not be friendly and will be one that no government will want”.
They are accusing government of “prejudice” and “unfair treatment” as he pointed out that “government has decided to give priority to public bonded nurses”.
This they feel does not augur for privately trained nurses since all nurses trained in the country’s institutions should be treated equally, especially with regards to job offers.
He said allowances given to the nurses are borne by taxpayers, which include privately trained nurses. Additionally, he felt the support from private nurses to the country’s healthcare delivery was key, hence posting for both groups should be done simultaneously.
“At best there could be a quota system – for example a 60 per cent for public and 40 per cent for private nurses,” he suggested.
He said government had “not been truthful and has not explained things properly”. For them government should act immediately to have the private members begin work.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
