The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson has defended their decision to sustain their strike for three weeks.<\/p>\n
He said they don\u2019t regret it in anyway and the subsequent repercussions their actions caused.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”VzhMXgJZjVgQx2WZIVrbGjiy6uDalrNS”]Dr. Yankson mounted the defense \u00a0while answering questions on Eyewitness News<\/strong>\u00a0on Monday.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cnot at all, this is a genuine fight that we believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a fight that we think shouldn\u2019t have resulted in the first place. We are fighting for the future of doctors in this country, for people who are in the medical schools now, for people who are yet to be born and anybody who have dreams of becoming a medical doctor. So we don\u2019t have any regret for anything that has happened in the last couple of days. In fact, we are very proud of the collective fight that as doctors we have put up and we will continue to put that up until the right things are done,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Media reports suggest that over 500 people lost their lives<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0during the doctors strike.<\/p>\n However,\u00a0Dr. Yankson said\u00a0\u201cthe constitution, specifically the directive principles of state policy, enjoins the government of the day to ensure that the health needs of the people of Ghana are catered for…So if there were any shortcomings please direct that at the doorstep of the employer and not the Ghana Medical Association.\u201d<\/p>\n The GMA suspended it’s three-week long strike<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, on Friday.<\/p>\n Government had earlier pulled out from negotiations with the GMA saying it will only resume when the strike is called off.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, government and the leadership of the GMA on Monday resumed \u00a0negotiations<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n