Paternity leave will give ‘quality to society’, says Old Harbour doctor

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Nov 07, 2019 01:31 PM | News

Dr Francis Kpormego, a renowned general practitioner here in Old Harbour, has joined the paternity leave discourse, arguing that its long-term benefit to society is most paramount.

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The medical doctor, who hails from Ghana, says the debate should move away from if men should be entitled to paternity leave to the best suitable methodology to grant fathers time-off from work to be with their partner and newborn.

Kpormego, director of Good Shepherd Medical Complex, shares his opinion with Old Harbour News.

Click audio file below to listen.

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