The Ministry of Finance has granted approval to the Ministry of Health to allow the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department to pay allowances of five thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine (5,239) Diploma Rotation Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals. The effective date is 1st October 2021 for rotation personnel who completed their licensure examination, have started their one-year mandatory Rotation with various Health Facilities across the country, and have been verified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The Chief Director at the Ministry of Health is tasked to ensure rotation staff have their documents processed in time and placed on the Mechanized Payroll to enable the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department to effect payment of their Rotation Allowances of GH¢871.00 per month.
Deduction including SSNIT and income tax will be made. Payment of the allowances will be from 1st October and end on September 2022.