Fourteen junior doctors have been sacked by the National Catholic Health Service for going on strike.
The doctors were house officers in the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region.
According to the Catholic Health Service the doctors failed to submit themselves for training when they embarked on a strike action. “…The officers served notice to them of their unavailability for training and service as an expression of their solidarity with the current impasse between GMA and Government.”
“In line with our convention, inspired by Christian values, ethics and identity, we are obliged and restraint from embarking upon strike action to resolve matters of such nature. Their decision further contravenes the policy guidelines for House Officers training as circulated to us by your office. Consequently, management finds the actions of the House Officers as a breach of these principles and thus undesirable in our system,” a letter from the Catholic Health service and addressed to the Medical and Dental Council stated.
The statement further noted that “the actions of the junior doctors made it impossible for us to avail our facility to this particular group of Officers[ junior doctors] for training. In keeping to our commitment to you, we wish to state that we will be willing to consider any other person or group of person that you may post to us for training”.
Below is the list of the 14 junior doctors:
Dr. Mensah Ekow Michael
Dr. Kingsley Afreh Aduroh
Dr. Papa Kojo Mbroh
Dr. Tabi Prince Kwabena
Dr. Ama Nkansa Sarkodie
Dr. Daniel Assaki Ndago
Dr. Evangeline Bediako
Dr. Derick Prince Aryeh
Dr. Apenteng Lawrence Oduro
Dr. Josepth Ameyaw
Dr. Naizer Hussein
Dr. Emmanuel Acquah
Dr. Emmanuel Acquah
Dr. Ekow Adom Mensah
Source: www.yen.com.gh