Orthopedic Ward at Nandom St. Theresa's Hospital to be completed- Deputy Upper West Regional Minister

The Deputy Upper West Regional Minster, Amidu Chinnia Issahaku has given an assurance that all efforts will be made to complete the construction of an orthopedic ward and theatre at the St. Theresa’s Hospital in Nandom “in good time”. 

Mr. Issahaku made the pledge at a ceremony to climax the 50th anniversary of the Hospital in Nandom. 

According to Radio Ghana's Correspondent, Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo, the 292 thousand 270.64 Ghana-Cedi project which is at a lintel level was started by the Nandom District Assembly and the former MP for Nandom, Dr. Benjamin Kumbuor to strengthen the infrastructural needs of the hospital but it has stalled as a result of some challenges. 

The Deputy Upper West Regional Minster, Mr. Issahaku, encouraged the management of the St. Theresa’s Hospital to continue to work hard to sustain “the good name and good work” in order to attract specialists and other category of workers to the hospital. 

He told the gathering that the government is committed to revamping the National Health Insurance Scheme, adding that, all arrears owed health service providers will be paid by the beginning of next month. 

Mr. Issahaku announced that clearance has been given for the employment of eleven thousand health trainees who graduated between 2012 and 2016 as well as 181 Doctors who completed their houseman-ship seven months ago. 

The Medical Superintendent of the St. Theresa’s Hospital, Dr. Robert Amesiya paid tribute to the Catholic missionaries, the Chiefs and elders of Nandom led by Naa Konkuu Chiir of blessed memory and all those whose efforts culminated in the establishment of the hospital in 1966 as well as “the numerous staff” of the hospital for committing their time, energy and service to care for the sick in line with Christ’s healing ministry. 

He pointed out that though the facility has made some strides in its 50 years’ journey, one of its key challenges is space to accommodate the increasing number of patients requiring orthopedic, accident and emergency care. 

Dr. Amesiya said the collaboration between the Hospital and the Nandom District Assembly towards the construction of a 54-bed capacity orthopaedic ward is in line with the game-changing efforts to make the Hospital an orthopaedic centre. 

The Catholic Bishop of Wa, Most Rev. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, in a speech read for him called for the re-examination of how cooperation between the State and Church could be enhanced in the management of the country’s health facilities devoid of competition but rather with a “sense of complementarity and mutual assistance”. 

Bishop Baawobr said on attaining 50 years, the core Christian values of the Hospital coupled with its vision and mission should not be compromised, saying the 50th anniversary should be used to strategize to usher in the facility in its next stage of growth as a matured and resilient institution capable of weathering all storms. 

The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, gave a firm commitment that his outfit will see to it that St Theresa’s Hospital gets its fair share of resources allocated to Upper West. Special awards were given to Dr. Prosper Moh and Dr. Sir Knight Edward Gyeder for their contributions to health delivery in the Upper West Region. 

The Best Worker award went to R. Raphael Bakura. The focus of the celebration was “St. 

Theresa’s Hospital at 50, a Centre of Excellence in Health Care through Church-State Partnership”.


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