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Teachers strike disturbing 

●●The strike is affecting academic activities

●The strike is affecting academic activities

Dear Editor,

The recent strike declared by the four teacher unions is very disturbing as it is adversely affecting academic work and impacting students and parents negatively.

I do agree with these teachers who are demanding Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) as a result of the prevailing economic conditions in the country.

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The striking teachers should also consider that students report to school everyday and practically do nothing although they have paid the required tuition fees.

Some students in their final year have also been left stranded. What will be the fate of these students if the teachers do not return to the classroom in time?  How will they prepare for their examinations when teachers are not there to guide them?

It is worrying that some students just go to school without doing anything profitable thereby giving parents whose wards are in boarding houses sleepless nights as they do not know what their wards are up to.

Other parents are incurring additional cost as they have to add up to the stock of food items they had provided for their wards thinking it would take them through the term.

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Inasmuch as I am not happy with the decision of the teacher unions, the government must take urgent steps to address the concern of teachers so they can return to the classroom as quickly as possible. I hear there are some ongoing negotiations and I hope the government and the unions would come to an amicable conclusion.

Pamela Lamptey,

Mallam-Accra.

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 Kudos to Ho Teaching Hospi­tal staff, but …

 Dear Editor,

If there is any group of professionals that get bad-mouthed the most, then you are referring to nurses and med­ical doctors assigned to public hospitals across the country.

For this particular letter, I want to sing the praises of this same group of pro­fessionals that work at the Ho Teaching Hospital, famously known as Trafalgar.

Despite the work load and the mass ca­sualties received at the emergency ward of the hospital, the welcoming nature of the nurses and the professional touch by the doctors can’t be ignored. My personal experience has got me travelling from my base in Accra to seek medical services from these professionals.

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Special mention has to be made of the likes of Precious of the Pharmacy Depart­ment, Dr Brandon Banor (a maxillofacial resident) of the Dental unit, male nurse Justice assigned to the female surgical ward. Words cannot really do justice to their affable, professional caring nature. A simple thank you is all that I can say.

In the same vein, I can’t but call out the bad attitude of the auxiliary staff and contractors of the hospital.

Chief among them is some of the contracted bank staff that handle the payment section of the hospital and the patient registration section (those that check the status of the patient as to whether they are fee paying patients or NHIS sponsored).

The attitude at times leaves a bad taste in the mouth. One such occurrence was a night staff of the registration section who had her legs on the office table whilst talking to patients.

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The CEO of the hospital needs to shine his torch light on this support sections be­fore they erode the awesome performance of the direct medical staff of the hospital.

Thank you for the space.

Kwesi Manu

Accra

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 Develop policies to address disability concerns

 Dear Editor,

AT the beginning of the year, when I went to the bank to deposit money into my uncle’s account, I observed a very sad situation where a man in a wheelchair strug­gled to navigate his way around the facility.

This is because the struc­ture is disability unfriendly.

As I stood and watched how the man struggled to move his wheelchair, I felt sad and wondered if this is how the life of a disabled person should be. It be­comes worse if there is no one to offer help.

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In Ghana, People With Disabilities (PWDs) are of­ten treated differently and are often subjected to all forms of discrimination.

Most of these people find themselves in such a situ­ation as a result of unfor­tunate happenings such as accidents and injuries.

It is, therefore, not appropriate for anyone to discriminate against them. Discrimination against such persons take many forms, including how buildings are constructed.

Most of the public struc­tures are not disability friendly and impede their movement.

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As a country, we should consider the PWDs in de­signing our structures. I also think that there should be a national policy that seeks to address this issue.

I have a strong conviction that when such a policy is developed by the govern­ment, people with disabili­ties would feel appreciated and also promote social inclusivity.

Ray,

Kasoa

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