The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) will not participate in the upcoming strike announced by Organised Labour to push the government to crack down on illegal mining by banning all forms of mining in forest reserves, GhanaWeb is reliably informed.
According to the website's sources, who want to remain anonymous, at the meeting of the association's leadership to decide whether to join the protest or not, a total of 15 out of 21 persons voted against the decision to proceed on strike.
One person abstained, and five voted for the strike action, the sources added.
It is the position of the GMA that they want pragmatic solutions to the galamsey menace; however, a mere declaration of strike does not sustainably resolve the galamsey issues.