The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has disclosed that five nurses and midwives have died since the outbreak of Coronavirus in Ghana last year.
According to the Association, over 800 nurses have also been infected with the virus, some of whom have recovered and returned to work.
General Secretary of the GRNMA David Tenkorang-Twum told Starr FM a lot more effort is needed by the government to ensure the safety of health professionals.
“I can confirm that we have lost 2 midwives and 3 nurses. As of August last year, 840 of our people got infected but they have recovered and returned to work. It’s becoming overwhelming because before we used to detect the virus early but with the new variant, people are reporting very sick and you can’t send them home,” he said.
He also called on government to restore the incentives offered to health workers during the peak of infections last year.
“When it comes to motivation, we’re asking gov’t to bring back the tax waiver that was given to health workers. I think it was motivating enough,” he said.
Source: GhanaFeed.Com