As the nation’s doctors remain on strike, it is very imperative that our Politicians eschew all sorts of hocus-pocus attitudes, but rather put their emphasis on how to find an antidote to this national catastrophe.

This is not the time for the NDC and the NPP to be playing the bl
ame game as the lives of many Ghanaians are in danger, this is rather the time for Politicians who truly have the interest of Ghanaians at heart to come to a compromise and put their heads together, so as to help extricate Ghanaians from the quagmire that has unleash us.

It is about time that some parochial interest Politicians and groups stopped aggravating the situation by maligning and casting aspersions on the integrity of our indefatigable doctors, since this would not in any way help in resolving the situation. It is really flabbergasting that in the middle of this catastrophe, some Politicians and groups continue to worsen things by continuously using all sort of vituperative words like murderers, killers among others against our few patriotic doctors and some people even going to the extent of prosecuting them. It also very unfortunate that a very well respected and important government personality like the deputy minister of health Honourable Rojo Mettle –Nunoo who is much more aware of the low doctor to patient ratio in the country posit that doctors are free to leave public hospitals if they are not satisfied with the government

I would therefore use this opportunity to urge all Ghanaians not to blindly toe the line of these parochial interested individuals who are living in ivory tower, most of whom could afford to seek medical attention abroad or in private hospitals and therefore do not care much about the plights of many ordinary Ghanaians.

Those groups and Politicians who are exasperating our few patriotic doctors by constantly demeaning their integrity has to put a stop to it, otherwise this might spark a serious exodus of them in the country, a situation which we have always strive to eradicate. And if this happens it would be a big blow to our country, because even currently our doctor to patient ratio is low and moreover it is our resources or money which we contributed as taxes that was use in training them.

It is against this backdrop that we all as Ghanaians have to employ a more diplomatic and persuasive means in dealing with the strike issue of our few patriotic doctors, otherwise it is we that would suffer most.

Finally I would like to make a passionate appeal to our indefatigable patriotic doctors to consider the plight of many ordinary Ghanaians who cannot afford to seek medical attention abroad or in private hospital and return to the hospital while their issue is being address through the on-going arbitration process. It is my fervent hope that the on-going arbitration process would yield a fruitful result.

KPATAKPA NELSON
POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
JASIKAN
kpatakpan@yahoo.com
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