Management of the Akyem New-Tafo Government Hospital in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region is calling on individuals and institutions particularly members of News Made in Akyem Tafo on Facebook to support them in kind or cash to refurbish and improve their female unit in order to advance healthcare delivery in the area.
This was contained in a letter dated 6th January, 2020 and signed by the Ward In-Charge, Theresa Kwabea to the News Made in Akyem Tafo.
Ms. Theresa Kwabea, Ward In-charge of the hospital, made the appeal when some members of News Made in Akyem Tafo led by Hon. Citizen Kofi Agyemang, Assembly Member for Mangoase, pay a working visit to the hospital.
A request letter sited by mybrytfmonline.com indicate that, the female unit lacks wheelchairs, wound dressing instrument, bed sheet and pillow, cardiac monitors, bedside chairs, washroom items like toilet seat sink, ceiling fans, above all painting of the said ward.
The ward is also requesting the group to paint the structure for its beautification.
Madam Theresa Kwabena, Ward-in-charge pleads on individuals to come and support them with the aforesaid materials or cash to aid them support lives.
In spite of being a District Hospital, the current total admission capacity stands at 69 due to limited infrastructure. Apart from this, the Hospital needs critical medical equipment for delivery of quality healthcare.
The Akyem New Tafo Government Hospital established in 1962 was initially to serve staff and relatives of then West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI), now Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).
The name was however changed to New Tafo Government Hospital when government converted it to general hospital to serve all patients in the entire municipality and beyond but since then no major infrastructure has been added to the existing facility.
The 69 bed compliment hospital serves as the only government hospital in the Abuakwa North Municipality and parts of Abuakwa South in the Eastern Region. Attendance at the hospital has increased by 21.96% during the first half of 2019.
However, the Hospital is unable to admit more patients due to inadequate space.
The male ward for instance is 14 -bed capacity while the female ward is only 16 bed capacity. The Maternity Ward and Pediatric ward are only 25 beds and 14 beds respectively. Casualty Unit was only 7 bed capacity but handles many emergencies.
Despite strives made by the facility over the years, the challenges remain daunting.
The Hospital all this years has no fence Wall and is therefore open and prone to all kinds of invasions from hawkers and other intruders.
Accommodations for staff posted to the Hospital are also woefully inadequate which are daunting challenges having a negative impact on health care delivery on the facility.
Below is the letter:
Source: Solomon K. Nuwordu
