Government has announced the release of allowances for nursing trainees in all government assisted colleges.
This was disclosed by deputy Health Minister, Dr Victor Bampoe during an interaction with students at the Atibie Midwifery and Nursing Training College at Atibie in the Kwahu South district of the Eastern region on Thursday.
Dr Bampoe whose announcement was received with deafening cheers from the excited students said somewhat students will begin receiving the amount in the days.
He was addressing the students at a durbar held in honour of Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, a citizen of the area who is on a campaign tour of the Region.
The deputy Health Minister said the students can cross check with their Principals for proof adding that the amount which covers a period of three months will give room for the necessary arrangements to be made for students to access loans to continue their education.
He noted that President John MAHAMA's administration is on record for being the government which has invested so heavily in the health sector over the last four years.
Mr Bampoe mentioned Polyclinics completed or at various stages of completion across the regions, over 17 district hospitals, CHPS compounds, and major facilities like the University of Ghana Medical Center, the Ridge Hospital, the Kumasi Military Hospital which he said will create thousands of jobs for students.
The deputy Health Minister emphasized that as a visionary leader President John MAHAMA is committed to the well being of every Ghanaians and has invested over two billion dollars in the provision of infrastructure, over 267million dollars in the provision of modern equipment under the National Equipment Replacement Programme and government is expanding training facilities.
"We have increased training facilities from 25 to about 96 over the last few years and these include 10 private ones. Over the last seven months we have employed over 7,000 nurses and the facilities we are building are guaranteeing you of jobs." He assured
Earlier the Principal of the Atibie Midwifery and Nursing Training college, Paulina Osabutey commended government for the support and appealed for the provision of additional hostels, staff bungalows and a 100kVa generator to the school.
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah who was brief in his remark wished the students well and urged them to make the right choice in the December 7 elections to guarantee a better future for themselves and the generation yet to be born.
Key among the dignitaries who graced the event were the Eastern regional Minister and her deputy, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, some national and regional executives of the NDC.
Source: Emmanuel Akorli/PeaceFM
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24 days or so to election and you think this can convince us to vote for you? NDC u gotta be kidding us right . . . as for the money we will take and still vote your incompetent bunch of crooks OUT!
Don't worry mr president is my own money will take it but will not vote for you wa y3 late
Some of your seniors are stil in the house no job,vote for NPP not (NDC).JM good buy
It's all lies, Propaganda NDC wants votes. Nurses take the money but do not vote for the NDC.
Kofi Adam should tell us who is forcing to be president. Mahama has done something for the state which at least needs public discussion, when his party executives mount the platform, arrogance, indiscipline, pompousity and lies will not allow them to send good campaign message to the electorates. Contradiction here and there.
Jm u force .thank u for restoring the allowance system.I know the good Lord will see u through the election safely till u loose ...you think the trainees are toys n kids .is this called restoration... after which they shd enroll onto a loan scheme .question yourself when u were in school whether have taken loan before.I no bore....ah why do politicians think they have sense than those who can save them.people of green n brown colour take money n spend n show them the fucken door
JM way3 late
FOLKS DONT BE DECEIVED BY THIS INCOMPETENT GOVMENT WHO HAS ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT GHANAIANS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. FEES PER SEMESTER IS OVER GHC 25000 AND MAHAMA IS PROMISING YOU A PITANCE OF GHC 600 PER SEMESTER LEAVING A BALANCE OF GHC 1900 FOR STUDENTS TO PAY I.E JUST GHC 150 PER MONTH. IF THIS WAS THE SITUATION IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, SOME OF US COULDNT HAVE BENEFITED FROM NURSING EDUCATION. SOME OF US WERE EVEN USING THE ALAWA THEN TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOME. TRAINEES, A WORD TO THE WISE IS ENOUGH. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNE TIME TO RESTORE DIGNITY INTO NURSING EDUCATION #CHANGE IS A MUST, CHANGE IS COMING , NANA IS COMING TO RESTORE THE FULL GH 500 PER MONTH #
ei yu dont wan ***barred word*** people well well
John Mahama is violating the terms of the CHPS concept. Under this program initiated by the ministry of health to provide health centers to communities the communities themselves are supposed to provide the buildings. Supply of health personnel and drugs are supposed to be provided by the MMDAs and other organisations. John Mahama has however decided to provide the buildings to many communities. This is discrimination. This is not fair. Many communities saved money over years to construct the CHPS buildings because they were told that that was the part they had to play. John Mahama is making these communities feel stupi********d.