By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA), Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, has hinted that they would be pushing for what she termed “Emotional Allowance” due to the nature of their jobs.
According to her, Ghanaian Nurses and Midwives go through various stress and emotional challenges in their line of duty. “So if some workers are demanding Neutrality Allowances, we will forcefully push for Emotional Allowance too,” Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo.
“We should be entitled to Emotional Allowance considering the kind of things that we go through at the various health facilities,” the GRNMA President reiterated.
Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo who gave the hint in an interview calmly said, “and the kind of stress that we go through, I think we need such allowance”.
“We are going to push for this allowance at our next negotiation meeting, we shall table it for consideration,” she maintained.
May 12 every year has been set aside to celebrate Nurses globally. This year’s celebration is under the theme: “A Voice to Lead—Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health”.