The Ministry of Finance has approved a proposal to pay allowances to nurses on a one-year required rotation at various health institutions around the country.
Overall, 5,239 diploma nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals who passed licensing tests would be paid GH871 per month from October 1, 2021 to September 20, 2022.
The funds have been forwarded to the Controller and Accountant General's Department.
"The emoluments of the interns shall be charged against the Ministry of Health's pay of staff vote in the 2022 annual estimates," stated a Finance Ministry statement.