By Jerry Akornor
The Ashanti Regional Branch of Ghana Association of Medical laboratory Scientists has declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Thursday May 27, 2021.
This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday May 26, 2021.
The latest declaration of the full-brown strike means that government, Ministry of Health and Management of Komfo Anokye Hospital are racing against time to resolve the aged-old grievances of the GAMLS KATH Chapter.
Below is the full statement signed and issued by Ashanti Regional Branch of GAMLS :
DECLARATION OF AN INDEFINITE STRIKE ACTION
The Ashanti regional branch of Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory
Scientists (GAMLS) supports the position of the association to embark on an
indefinite nationwide strike.
The indefinite strike starts from Thursday, 27th May, 2021. We will not resume to work until Management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) remove the two Physicians (Haematologists) from the Laboratory
(Haematology) Unit.
We direct all our members in Ghana Health Services, Christian Health
Association of Ghana, University Hospitals and all other health institutions to completely stay out of work from tomorrow until further notice.
The association can assure members of complete protection and won’t tolerate any form of humiliations from managers of the various health institutions. Any form of maltreatment meted out to any member of GAMLS-Ashanti should be reported to the regional executives for further actions.
It is now or never!!! We are together!!!
GAMLS-Ashanti
Communication Team:
MLS Eric Kofi Aidoo: 0244622356
MLS Festus Kofi Sroda: 0208159681
MLS Charles Nkansah: 0247626378
MLS Alex Agyei: 0261390845
MLS Ernest Badu-Boateng: 0546646159
MLS Charles Nkansah
(Ashanti Regional Secretary)
For Regional Chair