The Finance Ministry has granted financial clearance to the Health Ministry for the recruitment of 8,634 health care personnel to provide health care at varying levels across the country.
Of the number cleared, 5,400 are nursing assistants who have been passed by the Nursing and Midwifery council.
Another 1,538 made up of 1,500 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and 38 other professionals, have been cleared for the Ambulance Service.
The effective dates of appointment are: November 1, 2016 as well as February 1 and March 1, 2017.
A letter from the Finance Ministry, signed by Finance Minister Seth Terkper, notified the Health Ministry to ensure that the prospective members of staff get their documents processed in time.
“The Ministry of Health is to ensure that the engaged staff have their documents processed in time and placed in the mechanised payroll early enough to enable the Controller and Accountant General’s Department effect payment of their salaries.”
The Finance Ministry, however, noted that “the above number of 8,634 should be deducted from their (Health Ministry’s) 2017 quota for recruitment and replacement.”
“By a copy of this letter, the Controller and Accountant General is requested to effect the payment of their salaries and make appropriate deductions of Social Security and income Tax to Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Domestic Tax Division of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) effectively,” the letter added.
Source: The Finder
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He's not doing that for votes oo. He just wants to punish the.incoming government. All the monies his government couldn't pay will now be approved for payment. Wickedness at its apogee!
THANK U GOD...THANK U GORVERNMENT
One of the numerous campaign projects.
Is a lie! They want to be voted for. They DON'T have any program for them, is just PROPAGANDA! They President and his vice seem confused! One says this and the other says that. NO VISION. CHANGE IS COMING!
Incompetent visionless president. You think our children, brothers and sisters are f-o-ols abi? What of those posted to various clinics for the past 7 months without salary? You will surely loose, dont worry yourself, you are rather worsened your case. Nurses, please shine your eye. Dont mind mahama, he is a liar. vote against him for your freedom.
You mean the ministries can get documents processed in time for payment within one month? So why were people made to work for over one year without pay because the documents were still being processed? Sad. What is even more worrying is the NDC government thinking that by engaging in these gimmicks at the last minute, they will get Ghanaians to vote for them. People have made up their minds already, and it is clear that very few, if any, will change their minds to vote for NDC because they are now fast tracking recruitment and payment of health personnel.
mahama will do anything to buy peoples vote. at this time? what was the reason not to employ them previously? what suddenly changed? you cannot manage an economy successfully in this manner. you just cannot succeed like this.