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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has cautioned the Ministry of Finance and the government of Ghana, for that matter, to abandon any plans to reclassify its members’ Pension Funds for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).   According to the Association, any attempts to include GMA’s Pension Funds in the …

The Ghana Medical Association is threatening to declare a nationwide strike if the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) does not rescind its decision to surcharge them as part of a new tax system being introduced. The Association said the GRA made its intent known in a letter it is yet to …

The Ghana Medical Association has joined labour unions demanding payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to their members.   For weeks, many public sector workers have been on strike over the government’s failure to pay the allowance. Teachers are not in the classroom three weeks to the start of …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is worried over the spate of health professionals exiting the country to seek greener pastures abroad. According to the Vice President of the Association, Justice Yankson, many competent, well-trained health care professionals relocate from Ghana on daily basis due to poor economic conditions. “We keep …