7th August, 2015

The Daily Graphic adds its voice to calls for striking doctors to consider the masses that by all indications are not the ones to grant their demands but are rather bearing the consequences of their action. The Paper admits that strikes are a vehicle for aggrieved groups to express their dissatisfaction at delays in resolving their grievances but it also does not augur well for socio-economic development therefore should be given a second look. 

Today Newspaper says doctors are needed in their consulting rooms working to save lives. It is in this regard that the paper calls on government and the striking doctors to come to an amicable solution and in turn save the ordinary Ghanaian from the unbearable situation. The Paper also calls on government communicators to exercise restraint in dishing out distasteful remarks that will only escalate the situation further. 

The Ghanaians Times calls for peace in the Ga State. The Paper says chieftaincy litigation is not healthy for the Ga State and it expects both the Regional and the National Houses of Chiefs to step in immediately to ensure law and order. The Times urges the security agencies to be on the alert and give no room for any kind of disturbances during and after the Homowo. 

The General Telegraph urges the Ministry of Health to keep tracking the annual vaccination requirements of the masses and hospitals across the country so that people are adequately protected against infectious and communicable diseases. The Paper says it has reports on the shortage of vaccines in the systems.

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