The Cuban government has expressed worry about government’s failure to pay Cuban doctors serving in Ghana.
Deputy Minister of Health Marcia Cobas Ruiz while paying a courtesy call on the Northern Regional minister Solomon Boar said these doctors have not received their salaries since September last year.
There are more than a hundred Cuban doctors in Ghana providing health care in Upper East, Northern, Volta, Eastern, and Greater Accra regions with most of them in the northern part of the country.
"This is not just" she complained.
Madam Ruiz said so far, only those in Accra have received full payment with those in the northern region taking just part payment.
She said poorer countries in Africa like Chad pay the Cuban doctors regularly.
Madam Ruiz the Cuban doctors remain committed to discharging their duty despite the difficulties.
Details about the salary arrears are yet to be ascertained but Ghana as at March 2017 had an US$4,7m outstanding indebtedness to the Cuban medical brigade. The debt mainly accrued over the last 8 years.
The Cuban medical brigade in Ghana is part of the South American country's medical internationalism.
Since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, its government sends medical personnel overseas, particularly to Latin America and Africa and also brings medical students and patients to Cuba.
There are about 250 Ghanaian medical students studying in Cuba. Cuba provides more medical personnel to the developing world than all the G8 countries combined.
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what a shame and a disgrace. Chad can pay their doctors but we cannot? how can you treat people like that? God is going top punish all of you ooo, it is not going to be free.
When somebody said that people in the NDC don't read people disagree but it is showing clearly even in this short report. Ghana will work again!
Ernest did you read that the debt has accrued up for 8 years? So do you think its advisable to continue to borrow and use it to pay debt?
Nana Cuban Doctors too u have not paid them since last year September?What at all is Nana doing with all the borrowed money?we r not seeing anything.
WE SEE HOW YOUR INCOMPETENT JOHN MAHAMA HAS CAUSED THE ENTIRE GHANA'S HEALTH SECTOR ALMOST INTO A COMA . NDC THE ONLY POLICY THEY KNOWN WAS TO CREATE L00T AND SHARE THE RESOURCES OF THE STATE TO THEMSELVES.
WHAT A DISGRACEFUL AND A SAD COUNTRY CALLED GHANA.EVEN FOREIGN DOCTORS HELPING US CANNOT BE PAID. AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS NPP MADE TOO MUCH NOISE ABOUT SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.WHO IS HE PROSECUTING NOW? LOOK AT ALL THE NOISE MADE ABOUT THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND NOW EVERYTHING IS QUIET.THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.NOTHING BUT THIEVEEESSS. TIME WILL TELL.
So the greedy NDC left Cuban medical debt too for 8 years? They left debt in every sector.... Never again should we allow the cr!m!nal NDC gang to rule this country again....