{"id":141779,"date":"2015-08-08T14:52:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T14:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=141779"},"modified":"2015-08-09T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T09:33:43","slug":"call-off-strike-interior-minister-appeals-to-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/call-off-strike-interior-minister-appeals-to-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Call off strike \u2013 Interior Minister appeals to doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo has appealed \u00a0to the doctors on strike to rescind their strike and return to work while negotiations on their conditions of service continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLet me add my voice to the several appeals to the doctors in our public hospitals to return to work while the negotiations go on since life once lost cannot be replaced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;4lYJ2Z8xBZ6a2xhztNJApu7UDrh7KJbU&#8221;]Mr. Woyongo made the appeal after a visit to the Police hospital in Accra\u00a0to acquaint himself with the impact of the strike on the facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Woyongo observed that the private hospitals are feeling the brunt of the strike by the doctors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/07\/29\/doctors-declare-nationwide-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">on July 30 laid down their tools<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to protest government\u2019s inability to provide them with conditions of service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have resolved not to return to work until their demands are met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the strike, the Police hospital have asked it\u2019s<span style=\"color: #666699;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/08\/05\/doctors-strike-police-hospital-recalls-staff-from-leave-140725\/\" target=\"_blank\">medical staff on leave to resume work<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to help deal with the increased number of patient that patronize the facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hospital has also adopted some measures including erecting tents to accommodate more patients who visit the facility to access healthcare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mark Woyongo further commended the Police hospital for \u00a0adopting such measures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI know that many more people will be coming here as a result of the strike but I\u2019m satisfied that adequate preparations have been made to take in more people and I want to commend the director and staff of the hospital for the sacrifices they are making to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSome of the staff I\u2019m told have had to work 24 hours and I want to commend them for the sacrifices they are making. We will also be looking at ways of motivating them during this period. So I will be talking with the director and IGP to see how best we can motivate this doctors and nurses who are doing overtime to save the lives of our brothers and sisters,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin A. 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