Health News of Monday, 5 September 2016Source: Myjoyonline.comMore pharmacists resigning because of government maltreatment - GHOPSAFile photoThe Government Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOPSA) says its members have been forced to join private institutions because of the failure by government to pay them a market premium. The pharmacists in the university hospitals are given a premium of 1.14 while the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has pegged the market premium of pharmacists under the Ghana Health Services (GHS) at 0.58. A visit by Joy News shows pharmacists in government health facilities across the country have abandoned their posts over the discrepancies in the payment of market premium. But Mr Corquaye says they are not budging and they will remain on strike till their concerns are addressed. “Most of our colleagues have left to the private sector and some more have written their resignation letters,” he disclosed.

Source: GhanaWeb September 05, 2016 20:48 UTC