The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revoked the suspension of a nursing mother at the Odumase CHPS compound for breastfeeding her baby at work.
Rita Adu-Kyei a staff at the Odumase CHPS compound and nursing mother was suspended by the Municipal Director of Health Services, Martin Osafo Osei for breastfeeding her baby while on duty. The suspension letter served Rita Adu-Kyei instructed her to immediately proceed on suspension for two weeks for violating a verbal instruction from the director not to bring their babies to work.
“It should come to your notice that this development may affect your monthly salary for July 2017 during the period of your suspension and on the resumption of duty to work you are expected to report to the Municipal Health Director of Health Services.†The suspension letter added.
But commenting on the development, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Health Service, Rebecca Ackwonu, said the suspension letter had been revoked. According to her the Municipal Director has retracted, withdrawn the letter and apologized. But the lady never stopped working anyway she was still reporting to duty.