GHC177m to be released for payment of nursing trainee allowance by Thursday – Bawumia

Government will within the next seventy-two hours transfer over GHC177 million to pay allowances to nursing trainees.

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia announced this to mark this year’s International Nurses Day in Accra on May 14, 2024

Dr Bawumia recalled the numerous petitions from trainee nurses about delay in the payment of their allowances.

He said, these trainee nurses complain that the delay has affected their practicals. He therefore announced that the Controller and Accountant-General has been directed to effect the payment.

“I wish to assure the nursing trainees that by Thursday this week, the Controller [And Accountant-General] is transferring an amount of GHC177 million to the Ministry of Health to pay the trainee allowances,” Dr Bawumia assured.

He also spoke about financial clearance for unposted nurses and other initiatives such as vehicle waiver for workers.

” I have conferred with the Ministry of Finance, steps are being taken to clear the unemployed nurses and by August that will be done, notwithstanding the backlog, our government has provided the highest recruitment,” the Vice President stressed.