By Samira Larbie, GNA
Accra, March 21, GNA - Brigadier General Ernest Cosby Saka (Jnr), the Commander of the 37 Military Hospital, Tuesday appealed to corporate bodies, charities and individuals to support the Hospital in taking care of the victims of the Trade Fair gas explosion fire incident.
Brig. Gen. Saka said this was important as the Hospital had run out of the seed money provided by the Government to treat the patients on admission.
He said the GH?125,000.00 seed money the Government provided to treat the patients was exhausted long ago; while the Hospital had run into a bill of more than GH?250,000.00.
The patients have been on admission since December 2016 following the incident at the Louis Gas Station, behind the Trade Fair Centre.
Brig. Gen. Saka, who was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), explained that 28 persons were brought to the Hospital with severe burns. Four of them are still on admission, five lost their lives, while the rest have been discharged.
He said though the family members of the patients had been visiting them from time to time, they were reluctant to contribute to the payment of the bills because they heard the Government at that time announce that they would foot the bills.
He said those who were still on admission had undergone series of surgeries to correct their defects but they still needed more.
Brig. Gen. Saka, therefore, called for more support and supplies to address the situation.
He also appealed to every citizen to also help to clear the bills because the hospital was confronted with other major challenges, such as retooling and replacement of old machines and equipment to keep the place vibrant and be able to deliver on its mandate.
“Job remuneration is not the only thing we need and demand, but if we have the resources to work with, it makes staff happy and willing to work,” he said.
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