We Need 80 Percent Of Our Salary During Internship - Physician Assistant students Association

The Physician Assistant students Association of Ghana (PASAG) on Friday 21st April 2017 had a meeting with the *Minister of health*, *Second Deputy Minister of Health* , *Chief Director of MoH*, on the above agenda at Golden Tulip Kumasi. This has become necessary since the Physician Assistants interns are being neglected of salary during their one year Mandatory internship . Several effort has been put up by the student body to rectify this anomaly in the country.

They petition the Ministry of Health Last year November 2016. After hearing by the former minister Hon. Alex Sebgefia the Chief Director has been petition this year 2017. Hearing from the students on 21st April 2017 the National president of the Association Mr. Francis Appiah presented to the Minister that he do not understand why Foreign trained Doctors after passing their Medical and Dental Council receives the same house job Allowance as Ghanaian trained Doctors but the MoH neglects most of Physician Assistants interns claiming they were trained in the private institutions.

Also he requested the physician Assistant interns need 80 percent of their Salary. Continuing his argument, he stated that Physician Assistants interns equally worked like Doctors so why should the Physician Assistants interns being neglected of welfare package during their internship. Addressing the issue by the *Hon.Minister* He said upon this several petition, he just took over and for that matter He needs to table this with the President of the Country to rectify such anomaly Besides Physician Assistants internship allowance was not captured in this year's budget .

He asked the them meet him again following the President's response. He assured them his supporting hand to solve this problem.

The meeting was adjourned as stated by the Minister to hear from the stake holders involved.

Francis Appiah
(President )
(0208294704)
Caplice Kwarteng OKyere (Vice President)
(0553912782)
P. K Conduah Stephen
( PRO)
(0248960919)
PASAG NEC 2017