The general secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA), David Tenkorang-Twum, has said the association is pleased with the suspension of the Ashanti regional director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Alex Opoku-Mensah, who allegedly assaulted a nurse.
Opoku-Mensah, popularly known as Omens, is on two months suspension without pay over an altercation he had with a nurse at the Manhyia Government Hospital in late November 2022.
Speaking on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (5 January) Tenkorang-Twum said: “Although it falls short of our demand of total dismissal, we are satisfied with the recommendations, but it shouldn’t happen again.”
“It will serve as a deterrent, and we think that we have to put the matter to rest and encourage all nurses and midwives to brace themselves for the New Year and serve the good people of this country,” he added.
Omens was recorded after he waded into a misunderstanding between a female nurse on duty and a doctor identified as his daughter.
“What you need to know is that when you meet people fighting on the street, the best thing to do is ask, ‘What happened?’” Tenkorang-Twum said.
Over 360 nurses and midwives at Manhyia District Hospital went on strike on 2 December 2022, over the issue, to press for the dismissal of Opoku-Mensah for allegedly abusing their colleague.
“I want to make it clear that the days when nurses and midwives were trampled upon and treated like doormats are past and gone. They are professionals in their own rights, and they are prepared to take good care of this country,” Tenkorang-Twum told the host Kwaku Nhyira-Addo.
“We have cautioned our members to discharge and align themselves very well, and to strictly adhere to the code of conduct outlined in the Ghana Health Service document. There are leaders to protect them, so they should conduct themselves as professionals.
“COVID is coming, but I pray it doesn’t destroy us because these same nurses and midwives will be the ones to take care of the good people of this country,” he added.
Winifred Lartey
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