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ET 10 years ago

Pharmacists to withdrawal emergency services today. GHANAWEB BROFO!

Pharmacists to withdrawal emergency services today. GHANAWEB BROFO!
TerriblY Spe cifiC 10 years ago

BROFO OR TWI - WHO CARES? GHANA IS BROKE AND FIIFI KWETEY, OKUDZETO ABLAKWA, ASIEDU NKETIA, DROSSMANI MAHAMA, AMA BENYIWAA DOE, AND CO ARE ALL LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK AS DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS CRY FOR CRUMBS. THAT'S ...
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BROFO OR TWI - WHO CARES? GHANA IS BROKE AND FIIFI KWETEY, OKUDZETO ABLAKWA, ASIEDU NKETIA, DROSSMANI MAHAMA, AMA BENYIWAA DOE, AND CO ARE ALL LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK AS DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS CRY FOR CRUMBS. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN INGRATE CITIZENRY VOTES OUT A WELL PERFORMING NPP GOVERNMENT
blueprint 10 years ago

We will send him to bole, thief

We will send him to bole, thief
Onipa, USA 10 years ago

This is the result of weak leadership, irrespective of party. Ghana currently needs a nationalistic and autocratic leader who will stand firm in face of difficulties or pressure from any group of persons even if they come fro ...
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This is the result of weak leadership, irrespective of party. Ghana currently needs a nationalistic and autocratic leader who will stand firm in face of difficulties or pressure from any group of persons even if they come from his/her own party.
I am sick and tired of these useless strikes and nation saboteurs/wreckers. Mahama and his government may resolve not seek reelection, bite the bullet and take serious action(s) against these strikers. They should review salaries (and useless and expensive allowances) of all public servants including MPs, ministers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc. They should remove all subsidies and perhaps increase taxes.
The government should try to pay the agreed arrears and then FIRE them. Anyone interested in working for the government should reapply for the job and made to sign a new contract which will make a strike action illegal and do away with all the bogus allowances. If they don’t like the new conditions they can go and set up their own businesses or even leave the country. Those who owe the government and are not re-employed should be made to pay the government in full. Life may be difficult, especially for the sick and their close relatives but sometimes one has to take the bitter pill or bite the bullet. Mahama should not pamper anybody or group of persons (including his own “close” associates or the party); it will be better to be a one-term nationalistic president who will ensure development of the country than to be an ineffective two-term president.
A significant number of Ghanaian public servants are spoiled, lazy and outright incompetent. All they care for is opportunity to cheat the government and “allowances”. They work about 2-4 hours of the day. The doctors refer the patients to their private clinics – in effect they use the hospitals as conduits to funnel clients or recruit clients. The lecturers recycle old notes which they photocopy and sell to students. The pharmacists pilfer drugs or also refer clients to their private “drug stores”. Some public servants go to work at 10:00am, go to lunch from 12:00 to 2:30pm and close at 4:00pm; and then go to fill their pot bellies with beer/kebabs and chase girls with the bribes they collected at work.
I bet you; at least 50% of Ghanaians workers cannot survive in US, unless they undergo serious retraining, indoctrination and change their attitudes.
TO HELL WITH ALL THE “STRIKERS” OR SELFISH SABOTEURS. (THE MPS THOUGH NOT ON STRIKE AR VERY UNSCRUPULOUS AND SELFISH).
The government may pay them and remove all forms of subsidies and allowances; and even increase taxes directly or indirectly. Ghanaians are becoming more and more spoiled and lazy; looking up to the government for everything and complaining on top of all things. Let them come to US and see how white-collar and blue-collar employees go about their duties.
torski 10 years ago

but you missed the point... fare thee well in hyprocritical usa! I pity you

but you missed the point... fare thee well in hyprocritical usa! I pity you
ZoRRo 10 years ago

These useless school drop outs of MPS and homeless cronies like Asiedu Nketia are the ones enjoying the oil money. Meanwhile, hard working doctors, nurses and pharmacists are lefy to hang. This is Animal Kingdom indeed !

These useless school drop outs of MPS and homeless cronies like Asiedu Nketia are the ones enjoying the oil money. Meanwhile, hard working doctors, nurses and pharmacists are lefy to hang. This is Animal Kingdom indeed !
KWAME 10 years ago

Ghana need leaders who are not corrupt...stop beating around the bush. Rhetoric is not going to change the situation any longer. Call a spade a spade, and let us move on.

Ghana need leaders who are not corrupt...stop beating around the bush. Rhetoric is not going to change the situation any longer. Call a spade a spade, and let us move on.
Yaw amoah 10 years ago

You don't have conscience. Anvy and hatred would kil you.

You don't have conscience. Anvy and hatred would kil you.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

AA front end clerk in a pharmacy has just been admonished by the owner for missing too many sales. "I'm sorry" the boss says "But one more missed sale and your fired"
The next customer that comes in has a terrible cough and ...
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AA front end clerk in a pharmacy has just been admonished by the owner for missing too many sales. "I'm sorry" the boss says "But one more missed sale and your fired"
The next customer that comes in has a terrible cough and asks the problem clerk for help. Unable to recall where the cough remedies are, the nervous clerk points to a box of Ex-Lax and says "Here, buy this then go over to our cooler and take all of it with plenty of water".

The customer thanks him and obliges. Finishing his last glass of water, the customer exits the pharmacy. Once outside he stops, takes a few faltering steps, then hugs a telephone pole. The boss, having witnessed the entire scene, approaches the clerk and asks him what he recommended.

"Ex-Lax," says the clerk hesitantly.
"Ex-Lax !" yells the boss. "That won't help a cough!"
"Sure it does," says the clerk. "Look,.. he's afraid to cough.

Pharmacist are under paid.Many Bankers earn money than Pharmacist.The Government should find a way to increase their salary.
felix 10 years ago

Masa this does not hold, ok we all have our dreams in life and part of someones dream was to become a pharmacist anothers own was to be a banker so what is the stress here. Please all am saying is this people in Ghana are not ...
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Masa this does not hold, ok we all have our dreams in life and part of someones dream was to become a pharmacist anothers own was to be a banker so what is the stress here. Please all am saying is this people in Ghana are not doing the jobs they really want to do so with the least provocation they go on strikes blaming others for their own undoing with the mere excuse of lack of services provisions and salaries. that is what people do. I just listened quietly as my nephew was asking me whether he was going to make a lot of money by becoming a doctor and the only thing i said to myself was that my young nephew is already spoilt because he is not doing things based on what his passion is or would be but simply because of money so if a person like this goes on the field and finds a problem you can just imagine what would happen.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

This is not a matter of passion only. We have to consider the money factor. To me, it looks like the government renegade on its promises and responsibility. The pharmacists and Doctors have a case. They are only asking for th ...
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This is not a matter of passion only. We have to consider the money factor. To me, it looks like the government renegade on its promises and responsibility. The pharmacists and Doctors have a case. They are only asking for their due which the government agreed to pay. Remember also that in Ghana, nobody goes to school,study for all that many years and want to be underpaid and broke. That is a fact.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

Mr felix you are right.People don't care about their job,they only care about money.

Mr felix you are right.People don't care about their job,they only care about money.
Kwabena 10 years ago

I think FWSC is becoming a nuisance. You are making the Government of the day look stupid in the eyes of everybody. NLC ruled that pay the pharmacist and you are doing otherwise. What type of animal is FWSC. We are now becomi ...
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I think FWSC is becoming a nuisance. You are making the Government of the day look stupid in the eyes of everybody. NLC ruled that pay the pharmacist and you are doing otherwise. What type of animal is FWSC. We are now becoming fed up with you.
king george 10 years ago

is Ghanaweb being managed by illiterates ? Choose qualified people, this is embarrassing

is Ghanaweb being managed by illiterates ? Choose qualified people, this is embarrassing
Akufoooooooooooool Addue 10 years ago

The recent waves of strikes is a manifestation of the certificateless dwarf's all die be die. These unpatriotic doctors, pharmacies, etc should rethink. If not, Prez MAHAMA should be bold and sack all of them.

The recent waves of strikes is a manifestation of the certificateless dwarf's all die be die. These unpatriotic doctors, pharmacies, etc should rethink. If not, Prez MAHAMA should be bold and sack all of them.
KWAME 10 years ago

huh, then this your so called dwarf must be powerful...what else do you need in a leader?

huh, then this your so called dwarf must be powerful...what else do you need in a leader?
Yaw amoah 10 years ago

I want to know the number years tthat a pharmacist is trained.they are not better that nurses.go to pharmacy shops to find out if non professionals are not doing better,they should go to hell

I want to know the number years tthat a pharmacist is trained.they are not better that nurses.go to pharmacy shops to find out if non professionals are not doing better,they should go to hell
Martina 10 years ago

A pharmacist does not only sell drugs for your information,they are behind drug conception,there are many fields in which a pharmacist works not just the regular drug stores you see on the streets,even then they do have a ver ...
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A pharmacist does not only sell drugs for your information,they are behind drug conception,there are many fields in which a pharmacist works not just the regular drug stores you see on the streets,even then they do have a very important role to play.Where do you think all those drugs came from???People think drugs are just something simple and usual,do you know how many years it takes to put a new drug on the market???How much studies and toil it takes??It takes a trained pharmacist to tell u take this drug before/after a meal,don't exceed this or that amount,if only you knew all the scientific reasons which were behind that.Its sad how in our country non-qualified people can sell drugs,when a regular pain killer like paracetamol can take a precious life away just by an over dose u ruin your liver.Just so u know before doctors there were pharmacists,no doctor can cure anybody without drugs even though there might be other means of improving health conditions and this is not to degrade our doctors as pharmacist and doctors work hand in hand.It is true that a lot of active substances were discovered in plants but a plant can also kill you,with scientific $experimentation we can isolate actif substances to be able to benefit from the healing properties while avoiding the damaging effets.I am sitting at the library putting in lots of effort to graduate to become a pharmacist to be of help to my country Ghana and i read all of this stuff being posted on Ghanaweb.Its sad!!!Just for your information,it takes 6years to become a pharmacist in the USA,5 in most European countries then u get a year or 2 of specialistion if u desire to work in certain fields.Good day!!
John Kpeglo 10 years ago

Indians and Cuban Drs are as good as Ghanaian Drs! Sign a contract with them and let them work. If Drs come out after training and had to struggle for a space in the Health Service, then they will value the tax payer and Govt ...
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Indians and Cuban Drs are as good as Ghanaian Drs! Sign a contract with them and let them work. If Drs come out after training and had to struggle for a space in the Health Service, then they will value the tax payer and Govt! Enough of the hostage taking strategy!
king solomon 10 years ago

bravo u got the guud point

bravo u got the guud point
KWAME 10 years ago

you bring in these foreigners and start experiencing misdiagnoses...interventions effective in one culture is not necessarily effective in others. Cultural competency is the key to avoiding diagnostic errors...stop influenci ...
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you bring in these foreigners and start experiencing misdiagnoses...interventions effective in one culture is not necessarily effective in others. Cultural competency is the key to avoiding diagnostic errors...stop influencing foot soldiers wrongly. You already know how narrow minded most Ghanaian are.
sam 10 years ago

pharmacist are going through these things because of their selfish interest.they should bring together all techicians and work together instead of trying to pull technicians down.technicians should not be their bargaining pow ...
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pharmacist are going through these things because of their selfish interest.they should bring together all techicians and work together instead of trying to pull technicians down.technicians should not be their bargaining power.they should bring them under them as is done in the uk.they should not say why the technicians are receiving this or that.after all they are the technicians bosses
4 real 10 years ago

you can go 2 hell,we are tired with ur inefficiencies,herbal doctors n practitioners needs employment,thank GOD some of us dont rely on such useless for medics,herbal 4 ever

you can go 2 hell,we are tired with ur inefficiencies,herbal doctors n practitioners needs employment,thank GOD some of us dont rely on such useless for medics,herbal 4 ever
ASEMFU 10 years ago

ALL CHEATED HEALTH WORKERS SHOULD PROCEED ON STRIKE TO COMPELL GOV'T TO DO THE RIGHT THING - TREAT WORKERS DEMAND WITH SAME ALACRITY AS ARTICLE 71 OFFICERS

ALL CHEATED HEALTH WORKERS SHOULD PROCEED ON STRIKE TO COMPELL GOV'T TO DO THE RIGHT THING - TREAT WORKERS DEMAND WITH SAME ALACRITY AS ARTICLE 71 OFFICERS
king solomon 10 years ago

this ghanaian medical team are money hungry assholes how much money do they need

this ghanaian medical team are money hungry assholes how much money do they need
JAMES Y 10 years ago

One thing people have overlooked in this public sector strike saga is the striders' unquenchable lust for holidays. People must know, doctors and their fellow strikers are using strikes as pretext of having free holidays.

One thing people have overlooked in this public sector strike saga is the striders' unquenchable lust for holidays. People must know, doctors and their fellow strikers are using strikes as pretext of having free holidays.
K Man 10 years ago

If the pharmacists were awarded the salary increase by the NLC and there has been a failure to comply then how can the pharmacists be at fault.

This is an issue of concern because it shows that government will choose to ad ...
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If the pharmacists were awarded the salary increase by the NLC and there has been a failure to comply then how can the pharmacists be at fault.

This is an issue of concern because it shows that government will choose to adopt its own rules, when it comes to applying wage structures probably when it has been requested to. Probably swerving its obligation due to pressure from foreign establishments such as the IMF or World Bank/those providing loans.

The reason why government should also be blamed is because there always seems to be money in the system for bribes and kickbacks (offical and unoffical) millions and millions but when it comes to paying for key workers there's swerving.

If the government is worried about the debt caused from implementing the wages then shouldn't that have been a concern when all that campaign money was spent....governments in Ghana care more about getting into power than being responsible once in power.
Naa A 10 years ago

Fwsc are not obeying the court. They should be blamed for all this. How long can people wait for them. They are the next to proceed on leave.

Fwsc are not obeying the court. They should be blamed for all this. How long can people wait for them. They are the next to proceed on leave.

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