Health

Be professional in your duties in spite of challenges- Hon. Amidu Chinnia to nurses

• By Digme Kantayir
• March 24, 2019
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Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Hon. Amidu Chinnia has called on nurses to discharge their duties in a professional manner in spite of challenges they face at their facilities.

This he said is necessary to enable the country to meet the Universal Health Coverage we are currently committed to achieve as a country.

This the Deputy Minister said during the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Lawra Municipal Hospital in Lawra yesterday as watchghana.com can report.

He called on the need to improve way treatments to given to patients. “We also need to improve our client services skills as healthy professionals so that we can handle the sick well and give them the best of services when they visit our facilities” he added.

Hon. Chinnia disclosed the Municipal Assembly was in collaboration with the member of Parliament for the area Hon. Anthony Karbo to build a modern Accident and Emergency Center, Neonatal Care Unit and a Fence wall for hospital.

He assured Health facilities the NHIS has received clearance from the Central Government to defray all arrears owed here in the region.

The Regional Director of the Health service Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh, addressing the gathering said the theme for the celebration “90 years of quality Health Service delivery to the people of Lawra and beyond: Success, challenge and way forward” is most suitable as critically examining the past, present and future aspirations of Health Service at the facility needed to be looked at.

The Member of Parliament for the constituency Hon. Anthony Karbo presented a first batch of 50 beds to the facility awaiting 100 more beds in the come months.

Source: WatchGhana.Com