A technical Committee
set up by the President to review the issue of nursing student’s allowances has
recommended the payment of an abated allowance with a possibility to migrate them onto the students Loan Scheme.
A statement signed by
the Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, the payment which will amount to about
GHC150 a month is aimed at supporting 34,500 students who are currently
pursuing various levels of health professional training across the country.
Government announced a scrapping of
the allowances in order to remove the restrictions on admission to the various
training institutions due to the huge amount it had to pay in the form of
allowances. This was in order to give more students the opportunity to gain
admissions into these institutions.
However,
the scrapping was met with much resistance from some students who rely on the
allowances to support themselves in school.
This led
to the setting up of a committee to advise on the way forward.
According to the
statement, the payment amount would serve as a bridging mechanism pending the
amendment of Students Loan Trust Act to enable students in non tertiary Health Training
Institutions access loans to support their education.
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