By Samira Larbie/Elizabeth Ofosu, GNA
Accra, Nov. 7, GNA - The Ghana Civil Service
has begun its 2019 service week with a call on Ghanaians to visit the various
ministries, departments and agencies to know more about their core mandate.
Dubbed; “Improving Service Delivery to
Promote Ghana beyond Aid”, the celebration is to provide a platform for the
Civil Service to engage with the public and private sector, and identify
potential areas of collaboration for job creation, prosperity and equal
opportunity for all Ghanaians.
Mrs Elizabeth Obeng Yeboah, Deputy Director,
Office of the Head of Civil Service, said this in an interview with the Ghana
News Agency (GNA).
She said the service week also sought to
recognize the strategic importance of employees of the Civil Service to
national development, and to honour their dedicated and selfless service to the
public and citizens.
To achieve that, each of the ministries
mounted tents and displayed books, paraphernalia, brochures among others to explain
their activities to patrons.
All ministries and departments also held
National Health Insurance card registration and renewal for civil servants.
She said the PNDC Law 327(7) of 1993
mandated the Office of the Head of Civil Service to play an oversight role of
all civil servants to ensure effective implementation of government policies
and plans.
It was also in charge of advising the
government on employment and policy formulation within the service.
Mrs Obeng-Yeboah said there were 36
departments under the Civil Service with about 13,000 workers and
therefore the whole idea of the open day
would enable the citizens have a deeper understanding of their work functions.
She therefore urged all civil servants to
ensure that the purpose of the celebrations was achieved.
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Minister of
Gender, Children and Social Protection, also speaking with the GNA on the
significance of the celebration urged all civil servants to get a National Health Insurance Card, adding that
even if they do not use it they could be contributing to giving care to others.
The Civil Service would on Thursday 7th
November 2019, hold a clean-up exercise at the Ministries Agencies and
Departments and Health Screening for Civil Servants.
On Friday, 8th November 2019, there would be
a thanksgiving prayer for Christians and Muslims as well as the hosting of the
Civil Service Awards Night.
GNA