Healthcare professionals in the Greater Accra Region have urged the government to establish an insurance program specifically designed for health workers.
Additionally, they are appealing for incentive packages to be provided to those working in remote areas.
They argue that, these measures will enhance healthcare staff commitment and ensure their well-being.
Reverend Dr. Ebenezer Asiamah, Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Directors of Health, highlighted these crucial points during an awards ceremony honoring over 5,000 frontline and allied health workers in the region.
Dr. Asiamah emphasized, “I would ask that the President should still consider health workers and the good things we are doing… We don’t even have an insurance policy for health workers. There’s no insurance policy, we sacrifice daily, and our motto says ‘your health our concern’ so for our health, who is concerned? It is a question, and I believe the president will hear us. If I’m now going to a deprived place and I know I won’t pay water and light bills, there’s accommodation, free transportation, I will sacrifice a young nurse or doctor or any profession to serve a number of years.”
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, expressed his commitment to collaborate with the health sector minister in addressing these concerns.
He acknowledged that the President has discussed similar incentives to motivate healthcare professionals and other disciplines.
He assured that these issues are not new to the President and that efforts are being made to improve the overall economic situation.