MOH takes delivery of cars for doctors, health workers

Accra, June 26, GNA - The Ministry of Health on Thursday took delivery of 83 Renault Megane vehicles valued at over six billion cedis for doctors and other health professional in the country.

The vehicles, which were acquired through the Ministry's Revolving Fund, forms part of the government's initiative package to improve upon service conditions of health workers to enable them to discharge their duties effectively.

Mr Moses Dani-Baah, Deputy Minister of Health, who took delivery of the cars, said he majority of the vehicles would be given to health workers in deprived rural communities, particularly the three Northern Regions and the Central Region.

He noted that government had also completed negotiations with other car dealers with a guarantee of five million dollars to purchase about 300 to 400 vehicles for the Ministry.

&nbs! p; Mr Dani-Baah said government was determined to pursue with vigour its policy of rehabilitating facilities at the hospitals and also replace outmoded equipment.

He urged health professionals, especially Doctors, to halt several threats of strikes since government was working tirelessly to improve their conditions of service.

Dr Jacob Fofie Siaw of the Wa Regional Hospital, who was the first beneficiary expressed his appreciation to the government and urged government to set up a machinery to speed up the release extra duty allowances of the doctors.