{"id":347016,"date":"2017-08-22T14:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=347016"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:50:34","slug":"dont-frustrate-doctors-with-new-quota-system-gma-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/dont-frustrate-doctors-with-new-quota-system-gma-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t frustrate doctors with new quota system – GMA warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has charged the Ministry of Health to be transparent in the application of the new quota system for employing medical professionals.<\/p>\n
Under that system, doctors will be posted to government health centers based on the number of vacancies available in specific regions.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”44g08F9D1A0PUYxMBmCBv3DuOWhaiOoV”]The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare who announced the new policy<\/strong><\/a><\/span> over the weekend, said it will help resolve instances where some doctors refuse posting to remote areas.<\/p>\n But speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the Deputy General Secretary of GMA, Dr Justice Yankson said doctors will not tolerate any frustration from the Ministry while trying to apply for postings<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want it to be used as a tool or a strategy to frustrate young doctors. There should be fairness and transparency in everything that will be done. We should not have situations where somebody will say that they are not declaring vacancies in the bigger cities or towns, let it be fair. Don\u2019t keep that from us and use it as a tool to push doctors to other regions.\u201d<\/p>\n