KUMASI, December 21, – The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, the second
largest referral centre in Ghana is
making giant strides in providing critical care with the approval to procure
its own oxygen plant to replace an obsolete, dysfunctional one.
This would also help the tertiary
health facility serving the Northern sector and other sister countries save a
daily bill of GH₵12,000.00,
for relying on private sources for the supply
of the critical life-saving health consumable.
Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso, Acting
Chief Executive (Ag CE) of the Hospital announcing this at an annual staff
reception and thanksgiving service on Wednesday
said the KATH new Board and the Ministry of Health gave the green light for this and described it as
a step in the right the direction to optimise the operation of KATH.
He said the new Board headed by
Nana Effah Apenteng, Chief of Asante-Akim Bompata, had additionally given the
go- ahead for the establishment of an endowment
fund as part of a long-term strategy
to address the logistical and infrastructure challenges of the facility.
The Ag CE said the fund would be
launched early next year and management
was going to approach public-spirited individuals and organisations to
assist in the acquisition of critically
- needed equipment valued over 60 million Ghana Cedis, to help the Hospital
maintain its status as the centre of excellence.
Dr. Owusu-Danso hinted of other
stepped- up internally- generated (IGF)
efforts which includes the introduction of special private patients’ services
under which busy corporate executives, businessmen and individuals can access
prompt, comprehensive and quality
medical care at their convenience for premium fees under an intramural policy.
“We therefore need to be more
innovative, more patient-centred and strategically position ourselves to
survive the inevitable stiffer
competition we would face with the coming on stream of more public and private
hospitals , to remain a preferred choice for patients ”, he added.
He took the opportunity to thank,
Mrs Rebecca Akuffo-Addo, the First Lady and her “ Rebecca Foundation ‘Save a
Mother, Save a Child Project as well as
the Multi Media group through whose
efforts attention was galvanised and voluntary funds mobilised for the
construction of a new Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) and Paediatric Intensive Care
(PICU) Centre awaiting commissioning soon after
the Christmas festivities.
The Right Reverend
Christopher Nyarko Andam, the Diocesan Methodist Bishop of Kumasi, in a
sermon called on Ghanaians to show gratitude to God for His protection
throughout the entire year.
GNA
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