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
Health workers by ISCO-08 classification	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.