Mahama's comment angers doctors as mass resignation threats gather momentum

      

The unyielding stance by President John Mahama not to pay a dime beyond what has been budgeted for as wages, allowances and salaries for public sector workers has angered striking doctors and allied health service workers.

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr Justice Yankson has refused to comment on the president's latest remark except to say "I will respect my person and will not get into a banter with the president."

He would rather go into petty trading than be forced to return to the consulting room without acceptable conditions of service.

Addressing members of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association, GRWA at the launch of their 80th anniversary in Accra, president John Mahama said "Any agreements that are reached in respect of allowances or conditions of services would have to be appropriately captured in the budget.

"And I want to say for emphasis I will not authorize any expenditure on wages and compensation not provided for in the budget."

He does not want to break the spine of the Single Spine Salary Structure.

But the doctors are unfazed by the president's position on the matter. If anything, they are angry and have decided to carry through with their strike and possibly mass resignation.

Dr Justice Yankson told Joy News Matilda Wemegah they will withdraw emergency services on August 7, 2015 as they intensify a one-week strike action which has seen them withdraw OPD services.

They are preparing to resign en masse if their demands for conditions of service are not provided. In a move that will leave patients on bended knees, resident medical officers and house officers at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have, after emergency meetings, today, given their full backing to the striking doctors.

They are also threatening to join the striking doctors.

The House officers normally handle minor cases in the absence of the doctors.

Meanwhile, labour expert Mohammed Affum has chided the president for the comment he made.

"If the posture of the president continues a lot of lives will be lost," he said on Joy FM's Top Story with Evans Mensah. 

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Myjoyonline

Man BRUTALLY RAPES 14 years old house help

The husband of a police officer has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old house help at Madina in Accra.
Alex Akrofi has been living alone with the girl for a year after his wife – who brought the class four pupil to the house to assist them in taking care of their two children – travelled out of the country.
The girl alleges that the man impregnated her and terminated the pregnancy.
The victim says the police officer forced himself on her on many occasions in her room, a situation that has left her with stomach complications.
“He slept with me in my room; he came in and started forcing me. When this happens I feel pain in my head and stomach”, she said.
Checks at the victim’s school indicate that she has on several occasions reported the case to her teachers including the fact that she had been impregnated.
When teachers at the school reported the issue to the Girl Child Education Department, the victim was told not washdown but rush to the nearest police station and report because that is the only time there can be enough evidence against the man.
The victim was also told to wear tight clothes when going to bed to prevent the man from gaining easy access to her, but this obviously did not deter the man from abusing her.
The victim told Joy News’ Joseph Opoku Gapko that she was compelled by Akrofi to swallow and insert pills into her vagina in order to terminate the pregnancy.
“My father gave me some medicine and asked me to drink one and insert the other two into my vagina”, she said.
The victim has been sent to a shelter for safety and police have begun investigations into the issue

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Jennifer Garner surprises boy with cancer in heartwarming hospital visit

 Photo courtesy : Henery's Facebook page

Jennifer Garner recently took some time off from her current movie project to boost the spirits of some patients at an Atlanta children's hospital.
Among those she met was 9-year-old Henry Shepherd, a big fan of the actress from her role in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." 


 

 

"We both recognized her right away," said his mom, Carrie Shepherd, a fan of Garner's since her days starring in the television series, "Alias." "She is just as down to earth as she is on camera. She is really sweet and really kind."
Garner posed for pictures with Henry and his twin sister, Liza, while stopping by last Sunday to visit patients and nurses at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of the Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, where she has been filming her latest project, "Miracles from Heaven." She made her round of visits with Kylie Rogers, the young actress who plays her daughter in the movie. 

Baby Operated on While Still in Womb

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Children have always been a beautiful gift from God.

This baby's life was sparred with the aid of a pioneering operation carried out when she was still in her mother's womb.

Michelle Cannon had been advised to have an abortion after receiving the devastating news that her unborn daughter had a rare and usually deadly condition. Fluid was building up in the baby's chest and crushing her lungs, but at 22 weeks she was too premature to be delivered.

Massive Flood and Explosion in Ghana Wipes out 150, 3 days mourning declared

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Due to the two day rains and following floods in the capital of Accra, Ghana, the worst has happened.

Even though there have been recorded deaths year after year because of poor drainage systems in the city, nothing seemed to have changed and the deaths had to happen again this year.

On tuesday night, there was an explosion at a filling station which killed 96 people on the spot. A few were injured but now, the total number of deaths has risen to 150.

The Ghanaian president has declared 3-days of mourning for victims of the disasters. The Government has also released GHS 60 million to support flood victims and rescue efforts. 

We pray the souls of the departed will rest in peace.


Other photos from the flood.

Kim Kardashian is pregnant! Reality TV star reveals she's finally expecting baby number two with Kanye West

OMG... Kim Kardashian is Pregnant.

Kim, 34, dropped the bombshell at the end of Sunday's mid-season finale of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians show on E!

In a teaser clip for the rest of the season, Kim is seen being told she's expecting again during a doctor's appointment.

The excited and happy reality star tells her stunned sister Khloe: 'I just got the blood test back, and I am pregnant!' 

The brunette beauty has had a difficult time falling pregnant for a second time and has documented her fertility struggles on the reality series. 

She and Kanye, 37, have been doing everything possible to have another child.

But on Sunday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she was seen talking about how 'exhausted' she is by all the procedures, which included repeated ovulation tests and a biopsy,  and said she was close to giving up.

We are indeed happy for the couple.

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Daily Mail

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First Baby of 2015 in US

On 1st of January 2015, the first 2015 baby was born in the United States and even though it was a boy, he was Ghanaian.

Young Okatakyie Yaw Afiriyie Asare who was born to Bertha Asare weighed 7 pounds, 9.5 ounces and was born in the Mother Baby Centre, Minneapolis.

Lindsay Lohan Contracts Painful Virus While Vacationing In French Polynesia

Earlier, Lindsay Lohan contracted Chikungunya, an incurable virus transmitted by infected mosquitos, while vacationing in French Polynesia. The 28-year-old revealed she had caught the virus on her Twitter account on Saturday, warning her 8.6 million followers to use bug spray.

World Health Organization (WHO) describes Chikungunya as a viral disease that causes fever and severe joint pain. Because the virus has no cure, treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms, which could also include muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, headache and rash. According to WHO, severe complications are rare and most infected people will recover fully, though some may have lasting joint pain for several months or years.

Despite the setback, Lohan is maintaining a positive attitude. She posted an Instagram photo alongside pals on Monday with an optimistic caption:

The "Mean Girls" star touched down in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, but she has gorgeous photos to remember the good times from her two-week getaway. Check out some of her fabulous photos from the trip below:

Get well soon, Lindsay!

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick welcome new baby

On Sunday, 13th of December, 2014, Scott and Kourtney welcomed their third baby who is actually their second son. 

For now, the baby's name has not been revealed but as long as it's a bundle of joy we're discussing, we wish them all the congrats in the world. 

We also look forward to an awesome name... Kardashian Expertise.

The EXOPA CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Sima Passes Away

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The CEO of a 'Popularly known' Modeling Agency, EXOPA, has been buried today after he passed away five days ago at the Nsawam Prisions in the Eastern Region from an injury he incurred during a football game.

Mr Ibrahim Sima was arrested on September 7, 2009 after a search for drugs at the Kotoka International Airport. He now lays at the Tema Community 9 Cemetery.

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