Ghana doctors withdraw emergency services over allowances

By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - Doctors in Ghana's public health facilities withdrew emergency services on Friday to back their demand for improved allowances and other non-salary benefits, union leaders said in a move that presents a litmus test for the government's fiscal sustainability. Ghana, which exports cocoa, oil and gold, is under a three-year aid program with the International Monetary Fund to stabilize its economy, dogged by slowing growth, widening debt and a stubbornly high budget