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The Attorney General’s clearance has paved the way for the recovery of thirty(30) abandoned ambulances at Burma Camp, as the National Ambulance Service takes custody to assess, refurbish, and redeploy them to boost emergency healthcare delivery across Ghana. [📸: National Ambulance Service, Ghana]

The Genesis of Backlog of teachers and health professionals in Ghana The Government of Ghana signed a three-year loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility. As part of the deal, the government agreed to freeze employment in public sector institutions, It also committed to limiting the nominal increase in the total public sector wage bill to no more than 10%. In addition, subsidies on utilities and petroleum products were removed, a process that had already begun. These measures, together with other fiscal adjustments, were expected to generate savings of about 2% of Ghana’s GDP. However, they significantly restricted the government’s room to manoeuvre during negotiations with various workers’ unions, who were demanding improvements in their conditions of service. This made salary and benefits discussions particularly difficult. The April 2015 IMF report highlighted that the programme was necessary to help reduce the country’s debt burden, budget deficit, and inflation. Key risks to its success included delayed or partial implementation of reforms, slower economic recovery if the electricity crisis was not quickly resolved, and possible negative shocks from falling commodity prices. The IMF stressed the need for strict compliance with these terms, particularly in the lead-up to the 2016 general elections.