Table 2.
Financial incentives for front-line health workers for COVID-19 response, April–December 2020
| Health workers by ISCO-08 classification | Financial incentives for front-line health workers during COVID-19 | ||||||
| No of health workers who benefited (A) | Average monthly salary in US$ (B) | Income tax waiver per month in US$ (C) | Front-line COVID-19 response allowance (50% of Basic Salary) in US$ (D=50% x B) | Monthly incentive per staff in US$ (E=C+D) | Total monthly financial incentive US$ (F=E x A) | Total cost from April - December 2020 | |
| 2269: Health professionals not elsewhere classified | 70 | 300 | 36 | 150 | 186 | 13 054 | 156 643 |
| 1211: Administration manager | 23 | 469 | 64 | 235 | 299 | 6871 | 82 447 |
| 1212: Human resource manager | 7 | 435 | 59 | 218 | 276 | 1934 | 23 209 |
| 1219: Estates manager | 13 | 410 | 54 | 205 | 259 | 3370 | 40 440 |
| 1219: Estates officer | 3 | 338 | 43 | 169 | 212 | 635 | 7617 |
| 133: IT manager | 3 | 495 | 69 | 247 | 316 | 948 | 11 373 |
| 1342: Health service manager | 137 | 762 | 121 | 381 | 502 | 68 790 | 825 485 |
| 1420:Storekeeper | 137 | 762 | 121 | 381 | 502 | 68 790 | 825 485 |
| 2211:General medical practitioner | 245 | 496 | 69 | 248 | 317 | 77 663 | 931 951 |
| 2212:Specialist medical practitioner | 68 | 1471 | 288 | 735 | 1024 | 69 623 | 835 478 |
| 2221: Anaesthetist | 2 | 1423 | 277 | 711 | 989 | 1977 | 23 724 |
| 222:Professional nurse | 2287 | 559 | 79 | 280 | 359 | 820 461 | 9 845 535 |
| 2222:Professional midwife | 842 | 639 | 92 | 319 | 412 | 346 719 | 4 160 625 |
| 2261:Dental practitioner | 27 | 364 | 47 | 182 | 229 | 6186 | 74 232 |
| 2262:Pharmacist total | 45 | 843 | 140 | 422 | 562 | 25 286 | 303 426 |
| 2263:Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals | 1410 | 429 | 58 | 215 | 272 | 383 929 | 4 607 147 |
| 2264 Physiotherapist | 48 | 523 | 73 | 261 | 335 | 16 056 | 192 678 |
| 2265 Dietician | 35 | 560 | 79 | 280 | 359 | 12 572 | 150 860 |
| 2265 Nutritionist | 35 | 807 | 132 | 404 | 535 | 18 739 | 224 868 |
| 2265:Public health nutritionist | 97 | 467 | 64 | 234 | 297 | 28 855 | 346 255 |
| 2411:Accountant | 20 | 510 | 71 | 255 | 326 | 6527 | 78 319 |
| 2634:Clinical psychologist | 27 | 575 | 82 | 287 | 369 | 9965 | 119 579 |
| 3115:Mechanical and clinical engineering technician | 38 | 515 | 72 | 257 | 329 | 12 505 | 150 065 |
| 3122:Foreman | 33 | 279 | 33 | 139 | 172 | 5682 | 68 179 |
| 3212:Medical and pathology laboratory technicians | 465 | 439 | 59 | 219 | 279 | 129 577 | 1 554 923 |
| 3212:Medical and pharmaceutical technician | 65 | 494 | 68 | 247 | 315 | 20 491 | 245 887 |
| 3212:Mortuary man | 53 | 174 | 15 | 87 | 102 | 5422 | 65 069 |
| 3212:Technician, blood bank | 12 | 752 | 119 | 376 | 495 | 5937 | 71 240 |
| 3214:Medical and pathology laboratory technicians | 75 | 384 | 50 | 192 | 242 | 18 163 | 217 953 |
| 3231:Nurse associate | 2293 | 322 | 40 | 161 | 201 | 460 572 | 5 526 864 |
| 3231:Pharmaceutical technician and assistant | 270 | 439 | 59 | 220 | 279 | 75 346 | 904 154 |
| 3252:Medical records and health information technicians | 477 | 398 | 53 | 199 | 252 | 120 085 | 1 441 017 |
| 3258:Emergency medical technician | 45 | 279 | 33 | 139 | 172 | 7743 | 92 912 |
| 3343: Administrative secretary | 42 | 279 | 33 | 139 | 172 | 7231 | 86 774 |
| 4131: Typist | 32 | 196 | 19 | 98 | 117 | 3740 | 44 878 |
| 4311: Accounts clerk | 28 | 208 | 21 | 104 | 125 | 3501 | 42 010 |
| 5133: Nursing aid | 30 | 256 | 29 | 128 | 157 | 4708 | 56 495 |
| 5329: Hospital orderly | 152 | 195 | 19 | 97 | 116 | 17 679 | 212 149 |
| 5414: Security guard | 98 | 203 | 20 | 101 | 122 | 11 916 | 142 990 |
| 833: Heavy truck and bus driver | 212 | 155 | 12 | 78 | 90 | 19 042 | 228 502 |
| Total | 10 001 | 19 605 | 2872 | 9802 | 12 674 | 2 918 286 | 35 019 438 |
Bank of Ghana exchange rate used: US$1=GHS5.8, year=2020.
Data sources: Ghana Health Service; Integrated personnel Payroll Database, Controller and Accountant General’s Department.