Malik Basintale, Deputy National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for what he describes as the sidelining of nursing trainees.
According to him, many of these trainees have resorted to becoming online marketers, selling items such as wigs, bags, slippers, and Sobolo instead of practicing their profession in healthcare facilities.
During a campaign event ahead of the upcoming elections, Basintale assured nursing trainees of better opportunities under an NDC government.
He pledged that, if elected, the NDC would ensure that all nursing trainees are posted to hospitals to serve in their professional capacity. "Today, many nursing trainees have become online marketers.