Rural areas to benefit mostly from 1000 hospital beds – MOH

The Ministry of Health has ordered the various regional hospitals in the country to ensure a fair distribution of the 1,000 hospital beds donated to the Ministry by the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL).

It said the GHC 1.6 million worth of bed donation ought to be supplied to facilities where they are most needed especially in clinics, Community-based Health Planning Service compounds and health centres in local communities.

Mr Robert Cudjoe, the Public Relations Officer of the MOH, said this on behalf of the sector Minister, Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu when the company presented 100 beds to the regional hospital in Sunyani.

He commended GOIL for its commitment and contribution towards quality healthcare delivery in the country.

Mr Evans Opoku-Bobie, the Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, said government is poised to ensure that the health sector was transformed and appealed to other indigenous Ghanaian companies to contribute to national development.

Dr Jacob Yaw Abebrese, the Medical Superintendent of the Regional Hospital, expressed appreciation to GOIL for seeing the relevance of health to national development.

He said the hospital was in dire need of incubators, patient monitors, autoclave and several medical devices and equipment and appealed to the company to come to its aid.

Mr Martin Olu Davies, the Health, Safety, Security and Environment of GOIL, said the healthcare delivery system is a matter of concern, hence the need for the presentation of the beds to the hospitals.

GNA

DEN/PDC

8 June, 2017

 

 

 

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Education Nifa Appeal

Nifa SHS appeal for assembly hall

By Bertha Badu-Agyei, GNA

Adukrom (E/R), June 8, GNA – Dr Philip Victor Akoto, the Headmaster of the Nifa Senior High School, Adukrom, has called on philanthropic organisations to assist the school to provide an assembly hall for its student population of 2500.

He said the dining hall which would have been used for such events, was also not big enough to accommodate the entire student population because “dining sessions are even done in batches”.

The headmaster who made the appeal at a speech and prize giving day ceremony, said over the years, the school has positioned itself as one of the best schools for academic excellence.

He said the school consistently improved upon its performance in the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and tops in several extra curriculum activities in the region.

Professor Dominic Fobih, former Minister of State and Board Chairman of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (Getfund), said the fund had more uncompleted projects than completed ones in many schools and institutions.

He said the fund was heavily in debt to the extent that its liability was four-times its present annual revenue hence the need for all to support our educational system.

Professor Fobih said in order to reverse the situation, “Getfund intends to provide the needed leadership by introducing a new policy that will allow individual and group participation in its activities”.

He said this would include a partnership in which Getfund would only give technical support on any educational project of a partner’s choice or equal sharing of the cost of a project or supplies with a partner.

Mr Dan Kwaku Botwe, the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development and Member of Parliament for Okere, who unveiled a bust in honour of the first headmaster of the school, Mr J.K Opare-Baidu, said as a representative of the people in the area, he would continue to partner the school in its development effort.

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