The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed fear on the gradual tempo of labor on some hospital tasks within the nation, significantly these within the Ashanti Region, and known as for swift actions to finish such tasks.
He mentioned though “we is not going to have the cash to do it , we should strive laborious and do our greatest to make sure the well being of the folks is prioritized.
“I have realized that things are improving in the financial sector, from now on, try and confer with the Finance Ministry to help raise money to complete the other projects in the country to see to it that the agenda 111 projects are completed on schedule,” the King instructed.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu made the decision when a delegation from the Ministry of Health, led by the sector Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, known as on him on the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, as a part of his working go to to the Ashanti area.
“I’ve been to Sewua Hospital, I see no motive you shouldn’t get work performed. Workers on website are saying it’s energy, others are blaming the delays on the street community, and in the meantime, the Government has spent large sums to put in hospital gear on the facility.
“When I probed why it is still not operational, the reasons were for the lack of power and poor road network, if this is not fixed on time, the equipment installed will go to waste with time,” the Asantehene bemoaned.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II mentioned if hospitals such because the one at Sewua had been in operation, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) might have despatched a few of its sufferers there to facilitate the sleek and uninterrupted implementation of the ‘Heal the KATH’ undertaking.
He mentioned the KNUST Teaching Hospital was one such undertaking stalled and known as on the Health Minister to fast-track its completion to be used.
He mentioned though Fomena and Kumawu hospitals had been now operational, works occurring at Trede must also be prioritized.
Dr Okoe-Boye, in response, counseled the Asantehene for initiating the ‘Heal KATH’ undertaking to make sure superior healthcare supply.
He mentioned the Government was doing every thing attainable to finish all ongoing well being tasks within the area.
The Minister later visited the KATH and inspected the continued development website of the KATH Maternity and Children’s block.
In an interplay with the administration of KATH, he harassed a necessity for immediate actions to operationalize the Afari Military and Sewua hospitals to have the ability to decongest KATH.
He prompt that the Ghana Health Service might signal a memorandum of understanding, with the Teaching Hospital, which might spell out some modalities by the use of directing some distinctive care companies to amenities corresponding to Sewua Hospital to have the ability to additional ease the stress on KATH.
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