Story by Correspondent Isaac Asare
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| Dignitaries present at the function. From the extreme left is the Bawku Divisional Police Commander, Lovelace Tefutor |
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The Principal of
the Bolgatanga Nurses Training College, Bawa Amealu says the Nurses and
Midwives Council, is concerned about the high level of arrogance and
indiscipline exhibited towards patients by some health care providers.
He
expressed regret that the attitude of some health professionals was undermining
efforts at ensuring quality health service delivery.
The trend, he noted has
brought the noble profession into disrepute as it has remained a major public
concern.
Speaking at the joint matriculation ceremony of health training
institutions at Bawku in the Upper East Region, Mr Amealu, disclosed that council
was seriously working towards improving the attitude and quality of service by
caregivers and reminded health professionals to act as agents of change by
developing the right attitude and competences to enable them fit into the new
era of the profession.
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| Principal Bolga NTC, Bawa Amealu |
The broad
objective of bringing together all the health training institutions in the
region to be matriculated at a common ground was geared towards establishing
institutional linkages to promote efficient and effective use of resources and
also project the image of the Health Training Institutions (HTI) which are
considered as centers of academic excellence.
As enshrined in the NRC Decrees
and LIs of the Nurses and Midwives Council Act, the induction of the
matriculants was to nurture them to become professional and responsible cadres committed
to delivering quality health service to the citizenry.
The ceremony which
brought together representatives of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana, Principals
of the various HTIs, government officials and heads of decentralized
departments saw 1,199 matriculants being inducted into the five health training
institutions across the region.
They are the Community Health Nurses Training
School at Navrongo, the Zuarungu Health Assistant Training School, the Bolgatanga
Midwifery Training school, the Bolgatanga Nurses Training College, as well as
the host institution, Bawku Presbyterian Nurses Training College.
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| Students responding to the matriculation oath |
Addressing
matriculants at the 6th joint matriculation ceremony, the Principal
of the Bolgatanga Nurses Training College, Bawa Amealu recounted the negative attitude
of some health care providers and lamented that the trend was defeating the
purpose for which the profession stood for.
He observed that such negative
attitudes are often imported from the various institutions into the health
service and challenged the principals of the colleges to instil discipline in
their students.
Mr Amealu, further charged the matriculants to show empathy
towards patients and clients and adapt the right attitude to be able to adjust
to the changing times.
A representative
from the Health Training Institutions Secretariat , Lawrence Lawson congratulated
the matriculants for meeting the needed entry requirements and appealed to them
to carry themselves in a dignified manner as society expects much from them.
He
said with the establishment of the secretariat, health training institutions
will receive the needed assistance and will subsequently consider tackling the
numerous challenges facing the affected institutions.
Speaker after
speaker highlighted the urgent need for health professionals to show love and
compassion towards clients and not add up to their woes and predicaments.
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| Matriculants : Nankong Brutus of Bolga NTC and Bukari Rashida Bawa of Presbyterian Nursing Training College, Bawku |
Matriculants were later ushered into the five nursing training institutions
under an oath administered by the Principal, Zuarungu Health Assistants
Training College, Michael Yidana. Some of the matriculants shared with Radio
Ghana their commitment to care for the sick and give comfort for the
dying.
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