The
pharmacy departments in the hospitals contribute significantly to internally
generated funds, which help sustain operations of these facilities.
According
to GHOSPA, “close to Gh₵13million is being lost monthly at the Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital, and the same could be said of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital;
the least said about the regional and district hospitals the better”.
Spokesperson
for the Association, Patrick Kumi, says it is aware of the revenue losses and
attempts by managers of health facilities to get their pharmacies working.
“We
believe that such managers owe it a duty to the country to let the whole world
know the massive impact the absence of the pharmacists is making instead of
using behind the scene approaches”, he stated.
Pharmacists
are better placed to inform and educate patients and other health care
professionals on the appropriate use of medication to manage the adverse side-effects
of administering medicines.
Patients
are therefore disadvantaged as the safety of medication administered at the
health facilities cannot be guaranteed, with the continuing strike of the
pharmacists.
The
public pharmacists are on strike over their market premium and implementation
of a ruling by the National Labour Commission on their conversion difference
and grading structure.
GHOSPA
says members remain resolute to stay out of work until the Fair Wages and
Salaries Commission (FWSC) complies with the NLC directive.
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by Kofi Adu Domfeh
1 comment:
I sure hope that this doesn't affect pharmacy delivery in Park Ridge, IL. That would be pretty horrible.
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