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PUNISH RAPISTS HARSHLY…DOCTORS TELL JUDICIARY
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged the judiciary to institute stiffer punishments for people convicted of rape and defilement. It also called on civil society groups to mount a continuous campaign against rape and defilement of children.
In a communiqué issued at the end of its second national executive council meeting held at Takoradi, the GMA expressed concern about the increasing spate of defilement of children. Jointly signed by Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi and Dr Kwabena Opoku-Adusei, president and general secretary, respectively, the communiqué also urged the Government to translate the many promises it made to improve the conditions of service of doctors during its first four-year term into reality.
It asked the Government to ensure prompt payment of all arrears of the additional duty hours allowance (ADHAs) of doctors and nurses and institute measures for timely payment of subsequent ADHAs. The communiqué commended the police and other security agencies for their efforts in dealing with the problem of armed robbery and urged the Government to continue to provide them with the necessary logistics to enhance their work.
It urged the Ministry of Health to speed up the education and training of health professionals on their responsibilities under the national health insurance scheme. Speaking to the paper in a telephone interview yesterday, Dr Opoku-Adusei noted that “most of the defilement cases in communities are not reported for the culprits, who are mainly family relatives, to be apprehended.”
Dr Opoku Adusei said that children aged between six and 10 were the most affected.
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