Health staff urged to offer dedicated services

The Most Reverend Dominic Yeboah Nyarko, Bishop of Techiman Catholic Diocese, has urged doctors and other staff of health institutions, to offer committed and dedicated health care delivery services to the people.

He urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to also provide logistic support to encourage workers in health facilities in their areas, to render active service to patients.

This was contained in an address read for him at the mid-year review performance meeting of stakeholders of Techiman Catholic Diocesan Health Service Directorate in Nkoranza at the weekend.

The stakeholders were drawn from the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman, Matthias Hospital at Yeji, Abease Health Centre, near Atebubu and Saint Theresa’s Hospital in Nkoranza.

Bishop Nyarko called on the Government to create an enabling environment for stakeholders of health institutions by providing them with the necessary working tools to enable them to contribute effectively in quality health delivery.

“Since the Government alone cannot shoulder all responsibilities in promoting the health needs of the people, it is prudent that the citizenry, the private sector and faith organizations help to improve existing healthcare delivery services in the communities,” he said.

The Catholic head paid special tribute to the people of Nkoranza for spearheading the establishment of St. Theresa’s Hospital in 1992 and advised people in the area to continue supporting the development of the hospital.

Mr. Francis Tawiah, Administrator of St. Theresa’s Hospital commended the community leaders of Nkoranza for initiating the Community Health Insurance Scheme in the area.

He expressed appreciation for the increasing number of people registering with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), saying this demonstrates that the Nkoranza community is a pace setter of the scheme.

The administrator noted the increasing abortion cases among young girls in the area, saying about 180 cases were reported at the hospital last year (2011), whilst about 114 cases were recorded within the first six months of this year.

Mr. Tawiah called on the assembly members, traditional authorities and religious leaders to support the educational campaign to address the problem.

Mr. Barnabas Yeboah, Director of Techiman Diocesan Health Service, urged managements of hospitals in the diocese, to collaborate with stakeholders for the development of their institutions.

He said the review performance meeting, which was introduced last year, had brought remarkable improvement in healthcare delivery services in hospitals through greater collaboration and partnership.

He commended management and staff of Abease health centre in Atebubu-Amantin District for their hard work and efforts in making quick referrals of serious cases in spite of the poor roads in the area.

Mr. Yeboah appealed to Atebubu-Amantin District Assembly, to help rehabilitate the roads to save travelers, especially the sick referred to health institutions in the area.

Nana Okomafo Opoku Gyan III, chief of Brahoho, who presided, commended the Techiman Catholic Diocese for its efforts in the providing the necessary healthcare facilities and logistics for health institutions under the diocese. **