News:
June 2, 2021
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists have called off their strike after meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health on Tuesday.
According to the leadership of the Association, the decision to call off the strike is because of the high respect they have for the committee, and the goodwill they have received from the Select Committee on Health to help resolve all their grievances.
“We have taken charge of the industrial action staged by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital chapter of the association and its related action. We have also considered the recent ruling of an Accra-based High Court and the goodwill we have received from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and the Ministry of Health to help resolve all the issues that caused the industrial action.”
The National Executive Committee of the Association therefore appealed to members of the KATH chapter, and all the regional chapters who took action in solidarity with KATH, to remain calm and return to work, while they have the opportunity to review all matters arising for further decision to be taken.
They, however, noted that “if conditions remains as it is, and we do not see much change, we have a lot of trust for the committee, and like we indicated we do not want to place conditionality to them, but we hope that, this time round, unlike the previous time, we would see a very favourable response.”
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the GAMLS began the strike on Thursday, May 20, 2021, following the posting of two medical officers to the Laboratory Services Directorate of the hospital.
It, however, became a nationwide strike when other chapters across the country from government health institutions also join in solidarity with their members at KATH.
The Leadership of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health last week through the media appealed to the laboratory scientist to call off the strike and meet the committee to help find lasting solutions to their grievances.
Ghanamps.com