The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, has disclosed that over 200 nurses and other health professionals left the hospital in 2023.
The CEO lamented that the departure of the health workers is negatively affecting the smooth operations of the facility.
During an interaction with Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, and his team during a tour of the facility, Professor Addai-Mensah appealed to the government to allow authorities to replace the departed staff to enhance service delivery.
“In the past year, we have had over 200 nurses leave Komfo Anokye. Every day, I have had to approve three to five applications for either leave of absence or resignation, mostly nurses, radiographers, and medical laboratory scientists, and so we are praying that we should be allowed to replace these people who are leaving so that we can continue with the care that we are supposed to be giving to our patients.”
The hospital also grapples with an acute equipment deficit, for which Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah urged the government to commit to retooling the various departments.
“One of the major things we are facing is the retooling of the hospital. We are aware of the difficulties that the government has had concerning COVID-19 and others. Still, we believe that it is also possible for some help to be extended [to us] as far as retooling is concerned, especially given the fact that we are serving twelve regions.”
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old Ghanaian, identified as Adu Boakye, has been fatally shot in Toronto, Canada.
According to the Toronto Police Service, the incident took place on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at around 3:05 p.m. in the Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue area. The cause of the shooting remains unclear.
“The Toronto Police Service is informing the public of a homicide investigation and is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect vehicle. Police believe the stolen vehicle involved in today’s shooting homicide was also implicated in a shooting that occurred yesterday in the same area,” the Police stated on February 17.
The law enforcement agency indicated that the victim, who is a father of four, succumbed to gunshot wounds at the hospital while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, Toronto police have identified the suspect through video canvassing, who fled the scene in a stolen black Acura RDX with license plate CVEN 900. Continue reading here >>>>>
