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February 18, 2022
The NDC parliamentary caucus of the Upper West Region has come out to point out that all is not well with the Regional hospital, despite the fact that the Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu told parliament otherwise.
At a media briefing on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Dr. Sebastian Ngmenenso Sandaare leading the caucus told journalists in Parliament that they were not happy with the answers given by the Health Minister.
The caucus noted that the Minister in an answer to a question as to when seed money for the effective operation of the Upper West Regional Hospital would be released, admitted that initial capital money is needed, but this has not be done, and made it worse by saying despite all these initial challenges, all is well now”.
Dr. Sebastian Sandaare pointed out that they represent the people of Upper West Region and they think all is not well with the Regional hospital; adding that there are serious challenges because the start-up capital was not released as happens to other new projects.
And they want the people of Upper West to know that they have represented them, they have asked the questions on their behalf, and the Minister said all is well, “when we know it is not the case. Those who take patients there know there are challenges with drugs, non-drugs and other issues, but to back our displeasure since the hospital was commissioned and started operation, they have not been given vehicles, no ambulance”.
He told the press it took the benevolence of an individual for the hospital to have the only ambulance that the hospital operates with. “Major infrastructure and equipment they need are issue but the Minister is saying all is well, “we want you to carry the message that it is not well, we need interventions. It is not too late to release the start-up capital to get the facility more responsive to the needs of the people.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com