Government has come up with a twelve-chapter framework stipulating conditions of service for Health Workers, including the Ghana Medical Association, GMA.
The move indicates government's willingness and commitment to provide codified working conditions for all health workers including the GMA.
Speaking to Radio Ghana, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu, said the ministry is concerned about the impasse over conditions of service, stating that government is ready to resolve their grievances.
This, he said, can be realized if the leadership of the GMA is able to provide a level playing field for negotiations to take place.
The sector minister however reiterated calls for the striking doctors to resume work while engaging government in negotiations.
Mr. Iddrisu was alarmed at media reports about the number of deaths recorded at the various health facilities as a result of the strike by members of the GMA.
He said lives lost can never be replaced and therefore innocent citizens should not be made to suffer the consequences of the withdrawal of services by striking doctors.
Mr Iddrisu, reiterated government’s readiness to complete all negotiations for incorporation into next year’s budget and asked the GMA to save lives by engaging government in a productive social dialogue.
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