The Mental Health Authority has ordered management
of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to discharge more than 300 patients on
admission at the facility. Nurses at the hospital started an indefinite strike
today in protest at the indecent conditions at work and government’s failure to
provide them with basic supplies.
This action follows a similar decision to
stay away from what they described as hazardous cases throughout last week
pending a total withdrawal. Leadership of the Mental Health Authority earlier
today invited the aggrieved Nurses to a meeting hoping to persuade them to
resume work. Starr News’ Papisdaff Abdullah Ali visited the facility and
reports that the nurses are indifferent.
Chairman of the Mental Health Authority Dr. Akwesi
Osei told Starr News that the hospital must take contingency measures to
immediately avert a possible tragedy at the facility. According to him,
conditions at the facility makes it difficult for the nurses to continue with
their work.
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