Strike will Proceed as Planned – Physician Assistants
The General Secretary of the Graduate Physicians Association of Ghana (GRAPAG), Joel Tettey Kwesi Padi, has affirmed that the physician assistants are resolute in their decision to embark on a strike until their demands are addressed.
In an interview on Nkwantannanso with George Adjei on July 20, the General Secretary said that the dignity of Physician Assistants (PAs) has been consistently threatened, undermined, and disrespected.
“There are lingering issues of discrimination and brutality faced by Physician Assistants in their line of work which urgently need to be addressed by the Ministry of Health.”
“The strike will still come off and we will make the decision to end it if our demands are met,” he added.
He iindicated that the silence of Ghana Medical and Dental Council’s over the matter upon several approaches depicts the leadership’s nature and unconcern towards Physician Assistants.
He emphasized that several moves have been made by writing letters and engaging authorities including Parliament but have all proven futile.
The Ghana Physician Assistants Association has outlined a roadmap for a planned industrial action at the end of this month.
The action will involve a gradual withdrawal of services from various health facilities, with OPD services nationwide being withdrawn from July 24.
If their concerns are not addressed, emergency services will be withdrawn from July 27 to 31, and from August 1, they will completely withdraw their services.
Story by William Effah Mensah
