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Begoro hospital establishes 100,000
Ghana cedis endowment fund
Begoro(ER), Aug. 4,
GNA - The Begoro Hospital Advisory Board has established a
100,000 Ghana cedis Endowment Fund to improve facilities and
motivate health personnel working at the hospital.
Mr Wilson Atta Krofah, Chairman of the Endowment Fund,
fund-raising committee, speaking at the launching at Begoro
on Sunday, said although Government’s primary responsibility
was to provide efficient and effective health care delivery,
it was the responsibility of people who would benefit from
health facilities to take ownership and care of them.
Mr Atta Krofah who is also President of Ghana National
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) noted that over
reliance on government to provide the needs of the hospital
could lead to its deterioration and therefore appealed to
all citizens of Fanteakwa both at home and abroad to
contribute to help sustain the hospital.
Osabarima Awuah Kotoko II, Begorohene launching the fund,
urged members of the fund raising committee not to be
discouraged by criticisms about their performance but
endeavour to work hard to generate the needed revenue for
the task ahead.
He assured them of the support of chiefs and people of
Fanteakwa.
Mr Ebenezer Ofoe-Ceasar, Fanteakwa District Chief Executive,
appealed to Fanteakwa citizens to assist management of the
hospital with accommodation to attract more health personnel
to work at the hospital.
Dr Kwaku Owusu, Medical Superintendent in-charge of the
hospital said a major challenge facing the management was
the delay in the refund of claims by management of National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which was affecting their
smooth operations.
He said some of the claims since May this year, had not been
paid.
Dr Owusu said management spent a lot on maintenance because
of its obsolete equipment and non-availability of spare
parts on the local market but had to be imported.
He pointed out that the huge expenditure on maintenance
affected the availability of essential medical supplies such
as gloves, gauze and plaster in the hospital.
Dr Owusu said the hospital had a doctor/population ratio of
1:94,960 while the nurse/population ratio is 1:2,733 and
appealed for more health personnel for the hospital.
GNA
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