More doctors arrive in Ghana to support health sector

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JoEY L0nDoN 8 years ago

In paa God bless you!

In paa God bless you!
vigour 8 years ago

The govt should encourage such efforts to improve on the health delivery of Ghana.

The govt should encourage such efforts to improve on the health delivery of Ghana.
Siburuku Tifalo 8 years ago

IS there any THINKABLE BEING among this NDC Administration at all? Is this an advice from that Silly Brig.NUNOO MENSAH to suck GHANAIANS again or is it to PROVOKE GHANAIAN DOCTORS or what? Anyway WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY ...
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IS there any THINKABLE BEING among this NDC Administration at all? Is this an advice from that Silly Brig.NUNOO MENSAH to suck GHANAIANS again or is it to PROVOKE GHANAIAN DOCTORS or what? Anyway WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY WOULD BE PAID.And more importantly,what stops our Doctors from giving their Best now or staging an indefinite STRIKE again? the HEALTH MINISTER MUST RESIGN IN SHAME.
Wu Tu 8 years ago

Bringing just any Doctor from anywhere in the name of ameliorating the health situation can be very dangerous to Ghanaians. Arabic education is worse than Ghanaian education, but govt thinks anything foreign is better the hom ...
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Bringing just any Doctor from anywhere in the name of ameliorating the health situation can be very dangerous to Ghanaians. Arabic education is worse than Ghanaian education, but govt thinks anything foreign is better the home groomed. The sad part of this is that they will even be treated better than their Ghanaian conterparts.
Nii Teiko 8 years ago

Ghanaians should be careful of these potential kidney stealing Islamo Arab medical doctors from Egypt. First of all Arabs have no respect for blacks and even those black Arabs are not spared Of the hate filled racial discrimi ...
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Ghanaians should be careful of these potential kidney stealing Islamo Arab medical doctors from Egypt. First of all Arabs have no respect for blacks and even those black Arabs are not spared Of the hate filled racial discrimination by their colleague light skinned Islamo Arabs.
Most of Egyptian doctors have, on the record, been stealing kidneys from their unsuspected patients. There was one Egyptian doctor who was charged for harvesting and selling kidneys from his patients through dubious surgeries with the patients completely unaware that one of their kidneys are missing from their body systems. In some cases, according the victims, the doctors claim they have defective kidneys, hence the need to have them operated on to correct the anomaly. They end up losing one of their their kidneys to these wicked and greedy surgeons who in turn self the organ for evil monies. Let my people stay away from these in humane Arabs who are freeing the barbarism of the ISIS or ISIL.
Saint Ghfuo: CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!! 8 years ago

Aren't there any trained Ghanaian doctors in these capacities? And if not then the ministry of health must explain. These foreigners won't spend their salaries to boost national GDP. Dumb government

Aren't there any trained Ghanaian doctors in these capacities? And if not then the ministry of health must explain. These foreigners won't spend their salaries to boost national GDP. Dumb government
HISTORY MAN 8 years ago

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH GHANA'S LEADERS.

ARE GHHANA'S LEADERS IMPLYING THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH ARABS DISREGARD BLACK PEOPLE?

SAMIA NKRUMAH CHOSE TO MAKE A LIVING IN GHANA FOR REASONS BEST KNOWN TO MANY ...
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I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH GHANA'S LEADERS.

ARE GHHANA'S LEADERS IMPLYING THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH ARABS DISREGARD BLACK PEOPLE?

SAMIA NKRUMAH CHOSE TO MAKE A LIVING IN GHANA FOR REASONS BEST KNOWN TO MANY GHANAIANS WITH COMMON SENSE - THAT IS FATHIA NKRUMAH'S PARENTS DISOWNED FATHIA MAINLY BECAUSE SHE "ABSCONDED" FROM RACIST EGYPT TO GHANA TO MARRY DR. KWAME NKRUMAH - A BLACK AFRICAN.

THE SAD FACT IS GHANA IS BEING RULED SUCCESSIVELY BY RURAL "KOKOASE KRASENI" FOLKS WHO SEE EGYPTIANS AS WHITE PEOPLE.
Anonymous Coward 8 years ago

Primitive people

Primitive people
Saint Ghfuo: CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!! 8 years ago

Soon, doctors and surgeons from India will also command make money from human organs in Ghana. Dumb mahama

Soon, doctors and surgeons from India will also command make money from human organs in Ghana. Dumb mahama
KWASI IN EUROPE 8 years ago

We know the dead goat is used to throwing our money away. How many thousands of dollars are you going to pay these doctors a month? One of them will receive an amount that can pay 10 Ghanaian doctors. Stupid goat.

We know the dead goat is used to throwing our money away. How many thousands of dollars are you going to pay these doctors a month? One of them will receive an amount that can pay 10 Ghanaian doctors. Stupid goat.
Jalil SA 8 years ago

Their money or salary even if it can 50 Ghanaian doctors is better than the abuse we through in the hands of our own. Foolish guys who wore medical uniform but are politicians of a party in disguise. The Egyptians are trained ...
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Their money or salary even if it can 50 Ghanaian doctors is better than the abuse we through in the hands of our own. Foolish guys who wore medical uniform but are politicians of a party in disguise. The Egyptians are trained to serve not to ABUSE like the Ghanaian doctors. We are tired of killings or manslaughter we are subjected each year. Where did you hear that you go for strike for 3 weeks and expect to be paid. Waited for few days to pay day and make a u-turn. President Mahama please bring more of the specialist, those who Ghanaian doctors who can't stay must go away and allow God sent ones to save lives. Even their nurses are as bad as pito. Insulting patients at all times.
Abeku_USA 8 years ago

Hey, go back and edit your comments

Hey, go back and edit your comments
Babatunde Banku 8 years ago

I'm ashamed that u have the same one vote as one of the noble doctors u r insulting.

I'm ashamed that u have the same one vote as one of the noble doctors u r insulting.
Kofi 8 years ago

Stop talking crap! An Egyptian doctor earns $170 a month.A Ghanaian doctor earns $1100 a month.I hope the government of Ghana signs up more doctors from Egypt.Unlike Ghana Egypt has a big pool of qualified doctors earning les ...
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Stop talking crap! An Egyptian doctor earns $170 a month.A Ghanaian doctor earns $1100 a month.I hope the government of Ghana signs up more doctors from Egypt.Unlike Ghana Egypt has a big pool of qualified doctors earning less than half their Ghanaian counterpart.
KIM 8 years ago

Are they going to work for free? Are they going to find and rent their own apartment? What was the conditions of service if any? How are they going to be mobile? Is the government going to offer transportation or giving loans ...
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Are they going to work for free? Are they going to find and rent their own apartment? What was the conditions of service if any? How are they going to be mobile? Is the government going to offer transportation or giving loans to buy their own cars? Ghanaians need to know everything concerning what's going on because the land belongs to ghanaians but not ndc and their Togolese, Burkinabe voters. What is good for the geese is equally good for the gander and they are not better than our doctors. Only foreign fools living in ghana undocumented and doing politics will hail this nonsense.
Jalil SA 8 years ago

You are demanding answers from who? When those politician doctors went on strike did you see the demands they made? Where in this world will such a demand be made if it is not motivated by making the country ungovernable? In ...
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You are demanding answers from who? When those politician doctors went on strike did you see the demands they made? Where in this world will such a demand be made if it is not motivated by making the country ungovernable? In the first place, why go on strike when the service agreement you are demanding for is for 2016? Why rush for unprotectedo or illegal strike or better put it as a wirdcat strike? It is outright absurdity. Kim you were hailing them because it serves your interest, people were killed, slaughtered in the name of strike. You may be surprised to know that their services is cheaper than Ghanaian doctors. Not all foreign contracts are expensive find out more about this and you will understand. We need better service not how much they are getting paid. Quality not quantity
KOKOTII 8 years ago

If everyone would be honest like you on this forum, Ghana would be a better place. You said it all. Go to other developed countries and DOCTORS are just Doctors like any other profession. Not politicians wearing white over g ...
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If everyone would be honest like you on this forum, Ghana would be a better place. You said it all. Go to other developed countries and DOCTORS are just Doctors like any other profession. Not politicians wearing white over garments in the corridors of hospitals. what kills me is do don't even do their job the way they supposed to. They have these private clinics they work and you hardly see them at our various hospitals
Its a noble profession but they are not making senses. One day things will change you watch
AKT New York 8 years ago

Kim you are the most stupid person ever on this platform!!!
I rest my case .

Kim you are the most stupid person ever on this platform!!!
I rest my case .
Joe 8 years ago

Mahama should tell the nation how much he paid to secure these doctors from Egypt. Are Egyptian doctors better than Ghanaians. If nothing at all you paid for their air tickets, accommodation, food, monthly payments, transpo ...
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Mahama should tell the nation how much he paid to secure these doctors from Egypt. Are Egyptian doctors better than Ghanaians. If nothing at all you paid for their air tickets, accommodation, food, monthly payments, transportation, etc. Is it wise to spend such money to bring in foreign doctors who do not even understand the situation in Ghana let alone communicate with us? Wouldn't it have been better to give these monies to the Ghanaians to boost their ego? Is these money going to be paid to these doctors in the budget for 2015 (the doctors were asking for their in 2016. NDC has no shame and without foresight in ruling this country, but time will tell.
Jalil SA 8 years ago

Joe you care about how the doctors will be paid? Egyptians speak English as good as Ghanaians so alley your fears. Secondly, our Ghanaian doctors have politicised their service by comparing themselves to politicians. We can't ...
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Joe you care about how the doctors will be paid? Egyptians speak English as good as Ghanaians so alley your fears. Secondly, our Ghanaian doctors have politicised their service by comparing themselves to politicians. We can't wait for them to kill more lives before we act. This is a contingency plan against 2016 if you dont know. To train your own and be stubbed at the back, abused, killed or slaughtered it is painful than anything. All i want is quality service and not how much they get paid. If they can do even better than our own who have same credentials but subject us to poor service and abuse of our rights, never will i go for such. Some Ghanaian doctors think they are indispensable and therefore can hold us to ransom. Never and never shall we all that
Kofi 8 years ago

Maybe, we need foreigners to run the presidency too!

Maybe, we need foreigners to run the presidency too!
Joe 8 years ago

If after over 58 years as an independent nation Ghana needs doctors from Egypt and Cuba to run the affairs of our health care delivery, then this nation is really gone to the dogs. There are as many illiterates and semi-lite ...
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If after over 58 years as an independent nation Ghana needs doctors from Egypt and Cuba to run the affairs of our health care delivery, then this nation is really gone to the dogs. There are as many illiterates and semi-literates in Ghana; even the so-called literates can barely express themselves in English. Will it not be better and easier for a Ghanaian doctor who understands both the culture and language of this nation to treat a Ghanaian than an Egyptian or Cuban? The amount of money that will be spent on even one Egyptian or Cuban doctor to come here, can pay several of these Ghanaian doctors in Ghana. By the way did government included the cost in bringing these doctors to Ghana in the 2015 budget? Mahama was bragging that he will not spend even a pesewa for the demand of the striking doctors since the doctors demand was not included in the budget statement for 2015 even though the doctors' demand was for 2016. This Mahama is full of contradiction and seems confused. Ghanaian doctors are being given peanuts as pay as compared to the foreign doctors because we prefer to pay someone with colored skin more than to someone with a Ghanaian skin. This is sick and sad. If we need an Egyptian doctor, then as well we need an Egyptian to be the President of Ghana since Mahama has been a disaster as President, yet he is not ashamed and have filed to contest the 2016 elections for President. With all the failures of this Mahama, I thought he would have thrown in the towel. I do not blame Mahama very much but the illiterates and the semi-literates in Ghana who do not understand issues but vote just because either his father or mother was a CPP which NDC took over from when CPP was no longer in existence as a political force. It is about time the CPP wakes up to take back their members who constitutes the majority in NDC. But as I always say, TIME WILL TELL.
max france. 8 years ago

Joe , not only Ghana had gone to dogs but the whole BLACK AFRICA, are in the same problem ok , BLACKMAN CAN NEVER MANAGE HIS OWN AFFAIRS , noway.As i said the other day, we have to go back and beg the THE WHITEMAN TO COME B ...
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Joe , not only Ghana had gone to dogs but the whole BLACK AFRICA, are in the same problem ok , BLACKMAN CAN NEVER MANAGE HIS OWN AFFAIRS , noway.As i said the other day, we have to go back and beg the THE WHITEMAN TO COME BACK AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR DEAR AFRICAN NATIONS. THE SO CALLED INDEPENDENCE IS MEANING LESS TO BLACK AFRICA.IF PRES. BONGO of GABON can give MESSE $1 million just FOR A SUD CUTTING OF A NEW SPORTS COMPLEX,then africa has a long way to go.
Kofi 8 years ago

It proves to you how worthless the 1966 coup was.Btw, Ghanaian doctors are far better paid [$1100 a month] than their counterparts in Brazil,India,Bangladesh, or Tunisia.In Egypt a typical doctor earns $170 a month.India, $3 ...
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It proves to you how worthless the 1966 coup was.Btw, Ghanaian doctors are far better paid [$1100 a month] than their counterparts in Brazil,India,Bangladesh, or Tunisia.In Egypt a typical doctor earns $170 a month.India, $392.You can cross check these facts yourself.
Joe 8 years ago

Kofi, but how much do we give the foreign doctors when they come here? They are paid 10 times more than the Ghanaians. This shows how backward we are as a nation; always thinking that the one with a colored skin is better t ...
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Kofi, but how much do we give the foreign doctors when they come here? They are paid 10 times more than the Ghanaians. This shows how backward we are as a nation; always thinking that the one with a colored skin is better than the black. Africa, WE ARE SENSELESS and will continue to be inferior to the white man till thy kingdom come.
Kofi 8 years ago

Thing thing is I do not believe in conjecture and innuendoes.I believe in facts.I took my time to do a bit of research to find out about doctors wages in various third world countries.Do you have any prove to back up your cl ...
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Thing thing is I do not believe in conjecture and innuendoes.I believe in facts.I took my time to do a bit of research to find out about doctors wages in various third world countries.Do you have any prove to back up your claim that they are paid more than Ghanaian doctors? or as usual you are relying on Yese Yese, rumours?
Joe 8 years ago

Kofi, you have to understand that the government has to pay air tickets to bring them here, pay them signing fee, give them cars, free fuel, accommodation, food, health, paid vacations for them to travel to their country of o ...
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Kofi, you have to understand that the government has to pay air tickets to bring them here, pay them signing fee, give them cars, free fuel, accommodation, food, health, paid vacations for them to travel to their country of origin and many others. Putting these together, and many hidden ones,you can realize that their pay is more than that of the Ghanaian doctors.
Twum Barimah 8 years ago

Ghanaian doctors have been holding Ghanaians to ransom for too long.
Some of us are fed up with their arrogant attitudes. Let the govt. bring in more foreign doctors. After all, which doctor can play God?

Ghanaian doctors have been holding Ghanaians to ransom for too long.
Some of us are fed up with their arrogant attitudes. Let the govt. bring in more foreign doctors. After all, which doctor can play God?
MARFO 8 years ago

THIS NDC GOVERNMENT IS SICK.

THIS NDC GOVERNMENT IS SICK.
Patriot 8 years ago

Sick of what? You fool!!!

Sick of what? You fool!!!
Kusi Ba 8 years ago

Sick of bad decisions of your sick government. You think doctors in Ghana have politicized their profession. As much as I don't like all the strikes going on in Ghana (union; hand down from communism), Ghanaian doctors like a ...
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Sick of bad decisions of your sick government. You think doctors in Ghana have politicized their profession. As much as I don't like all the strikes going on in Ghana (union; hand down from communism), Ghanaian doctors like all workers are not fools. They don't work for free. I left Ghana (after working for over 10 years) because I could not survive on my geologist's pay, more so educate a child like my cocoa farmer dad did for me and my siblings. High school graduates go to parliament and all of a sudden they are wallowing in riches. Not one but almost all. Consider what is going on in Ghana and apologize to these doctors. If you would be told the truth, one of these doctors coming in from Egypt and Cuba, could be paid remunerations that might go to five at what they are demanding. And this you don't understand and call somebody who might be smarter than you a fool. You're no patriot.
bronzman 8 years ago

This kind of attitude is robbing Peter to pay Paul . what kind of nonsense is this?

This kind of attitude is robbing Peter to pay Paul . what kind of nonsense is this?
TWWEEAA 8 years ago

Didn't John Dramani Mahama and his propagandists say they had lined up about 500 from Cuba?
Like Cubans don't get sick.... What a joke of a gov't!!!
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Didn't John Dramani Mahama and his propagandists say they had lined up about 500 from Cuba?
Like Cubans don't get sick.... What a joke of a gov't!!!
Instead of giving GMA and all other public sector workers their conditions of service, which this John Mahama and his do-nothing looting brigands enjoy, in addition to the thievery, we are left to watch nonsense-ness being played out like a bad scene in a horror movie.
Useless gov't.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

The Ghanaian Doctor and his Egyptian wife were having a heated argument at breakfast. As he stormed out of the house, the man angrily yelled to his wife, "You aren't that good in bed either!"
By midmorning, he decided he'd b ...
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The Ghanaian Doctor and his Egyptian wife were having a heated argument at breakfast. As he stormed out of the house, the man angrily yelled to his wife, "You aren't that good in bed either!"
By midmorning, he decided he'd better make amends and phoned home. After many rings, his wife, clearly out of breath, answered the phone. "What took you so long to answer and why are you panting?"
"I was in bed."
"What in the world are you doing in bed at this hour?"
"Getting a second opinion."
Patriot 8 years ago

Yes the government should call the bluff of the GMA.Our local doctors are not professional doctors.According to Yankson they work for money and not to save lives.

Yes the government should call the bluff of the GMA.Our local doctors are not professional doctors.According to Yankson they work for money and not to save lives.
National Agenda 8 years ago

The only way forward is to train many more doctors and other health professionals. Lets stop the hypocrisy... So many Ghanaian children are refused admission every year... Lets invest more in human capital.

The only way forward is to train many more doctors and other health professionals. Lets stop the hypocrisy... So many Ghanaian children are refused admission every year... Lets invest more in human capital.
Kofi 8 years ago

I hope these doctors are here to work for the love of the work and that they will work for free. God bless them.

I hope these doctors are here to work for the love of the work and that they will work for free. God bless them.
Joe Turkey 8 years ago

I hope the foolish NDC will pay them the same as they pay their Ghanaian counterparts. The stupidity of a government. Make it possible for Ghanaian professionals to come home.

I hope the foolish NDC will pay them the same as they pay their Ghanaian counterparts. The stupidity of a government. Make it possible for Ghanaian professionals to come home.
Kasapreko KWABENA 8 years ago

Go for Doctors from Cuba. They are very dedicated.

Go for Doctors from Cuba. They are very dedicated.
Big J 8 years ago

WE HAVE DOCTORS WHY THIS AL KEDA. THEY WILL BRING EBOLA.

WE HAVE DOCTORS WHY THIS AL KEDA. THEY WILL BRING EBOLA.
oscarbunto 8 years ago

Why the Government don't pay Ghanian doctors good, than to bring doctors from overseas, and pay them with foreign money.

Why the Government don't pay Ghanian doctors good, than to bring doctors from overseas, and pay them with foreign money.
Newmann 8 years ago

Why would doctors not make money the core of their service when many of those who would have dedicated themselves to save lives are denied admission into medical schools in Ghana...same with lawyers too.

Why would doctors not make money the core of their service when many of those who would have dedicated themselves to save lives are denied admission into medical schools in Ghana...same with lawyers too.
Akonta 8 years ago

Politicians? Why is it that whenever a group feels cheated and they stand up for their right, we tag them as NPP or opposition sponsored. Are there no doctors who are NDC members or sympathizers. Couldn't they have defied the ...
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Politicians? Why is it that whenever a group feels cheated and they stand up for their right, we tag them as NPP or opposition sponsored. Are there no doctors who are NDC members or sympathizers. Couldn't they have defied their opposition leaders and come out boldly and say they will not join the strike because it's the opposition part which is behind the strike? Since nothing like that happened, then it means whether they belong to the NDC or NPP, they felt they deserve a better conditions of service!
Wise Man 8 years ago

which language are there coming to speak? English or this is foolish, how much are u going to pay them? u said there is no money but u will pay them NDC stop fooling us

which language are there coming to speak? English or this is foolish, how much are u going to pay them? u said there is no money but u will pay them NDC stop fooling us
Danso 8 years ago

Listen up mate! I was born in the sixties.The only hospital in my home town was a catholic hospital manned by Spanish missionaries.They hardly spoke English or the local language yet they saved lives. Ever since that hospital ...
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Listen up mate! I was born in the sixties.The only hospital in my home town was a catholic hospital manned by Spanish missionaries.They hardly spoke English or the local language yet they saved lives. Ever since that hospital was established in the mid fifties.That lovely hospital is now a grave yard since it was handed over to Ghanaians in 2005.The dedicated missionaries were selfless in their devotion.Stop the scaremongering.The wholly Ghanaian manned hospital has become a corrupt place where money has become the order of the day.
Mawutor 8 years ago

Stupid man!

Stupid man!
OBSERVER 8 years ago

DO NOT CUT YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE !!!

DO NOT CUT YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE !!!
Ken., Berlin. Germany 8 years ago

More are poised to arrive from Cuba, Egypt, Russia, the Ukraine,India, Pakistan, Germany and EU. Its a matter of time.Just wait and see.

More are poised to arrive from Cuba, Egypt, Russia, the Ukraine,India, Pakistan, Germany and EU. Its a matter of time.Just wait and see.
Jaba 8 years ago

Shun the greedy Ghana doctors who think they are more important than any other in the country.

They felt the heat coming their way that is why they quit the unnecessary strike.

We need more of them.

Shun the greedy Ghana doctors who think they are more important than any other in the country.

They felt the heat coming their way that is why they quit the unnecessary strike.

We need more of them.
Prof. Alhaji Awuni Dauda 8 years ago

All these so called doctors we once in their life time convicted for their involvement in terrorism!

OMG, why import terrorists into Ghana?

All these so called doctors we once in their life time convicted for their involvement in terrorism!

OMG, why import terrorists into Ghana?
BBC News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

All medical doctors can go to hell. We will go back to the days of medieval herbs for cure of sickness.

All medical doctors can go to hell. We will go back to the days of medieval herbs for cure of sickness.
Jojo 8 years ago

Are they being housed or provided with vehicles with fuel and maintenance? Are we paying for their medical insurance or medical treatment? Will they have to wait 11 months before being paid? Oh, Africans! Anything foreign is ...
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Are they being housed or provided with vehicles with fuel and maintenance? Are we paying for their medical insurance or medical treatment? Will they have to wait 11 months before being paid? Oh, Africans! Anything foreign is fanciful to us. We don't value what we have.
tigo john 8 years ago

when fools are in charge what do you expect? Nothing!!!!!

when fools are in charge what do you expect? Nothing!!!!!
Matt 8 years ago

Do you know how long they gonna be here?? Ten (10) days!!! Figure out for yourself what gonna do?

Do you know how long they gonna be here?? Ten (10) days!!! Figure out for yourself what gonna do?

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