Mr. Mustapha Sanah, Executive Chairman of Northern Ghana Aid (NOGAID), has congratulated Dr. Daniel Asare, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
He said the criteria of competence, capacity to deliver, experience in hospital management and flexibility to adjust to new people as the basis for his qualifications to the position were heartwarming.
Mr. Sanah was speaking to the press on the sidelines of a day’s workshop on good governance in Tamale, organized by NOGAID for some selected Unit Committee and Assembly members in the Northern Region.
[contextly_sidebar id=”Z5fbq5s4ruhi2JWUh5JgOj3SXM10W0Hn”]The workshop was aimed at deepening the understanding of qualitative local governance, inclusive and participatory democracy of the Unit Committee and Assembly members.
He praised Dr. Okoe Boye, Member of Parliament for Ledzorkuku Krowor, the Board Chairman, for their bold decision to engage Dr. Asare, indicating that the future Board of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) must emulate this shining example.
“I know Dr. Boye, and he is very tough. Our nation’s leadership must rest in the hands of people who can make good decisions for the entire benefit of all Ghanaians” he said.
The NOGAID Boss cautioned the New Patriotic Party’s activists in the Northern Region, especially those attacking the Tamale Teaching Hospital to be very circumspect, adding, “the leaders of Tamale are getting worried about the negative behavior of our youth irrespective of their political affiliations. NDC youth did it, and NPP youth are now doing it. Whichever party is voted into office, their youth think they have a blank cheque for lawlessness; we shall work with the security agencies and government to deal with this lawlessness” he said.
He said Korle-Bu was the nation’s major referral hospital, and was happy that the facility was getting back to work and praised Dr. Boye for his remarkable leadership.
“TTH feeds cases into Korle-Bu so we need equal level of leadership at the TTH to address the plethora of challenges at the facility,” he said.
According to Mr. Sanah, the eminent leaders of Tamale were ready to support government to make the hospital work again, indicating that healthcare delivery was the last thing that should be politicized because everyone falls sick irrespective of their political affiliation.
His comments follow the recent attack on the CEO of the hospital by some NPP youth.
Chiefs, others demand an audit of Tamale Teaching Hospital’s finances.
Eminent Leaders of the Northern Region recently called for a forensic audit of the financial records of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
They include chiefs, the clergy, academicians and heads of Civil Society Organizations engaged in conflict resolution and peace management.
They petitioned the Northern Regional Coordinating Council, and implored government to overhaul the hospital’s administrative structures and possibly transfer some sectional heads after the attack on the Hospital’s CEO.
The Eminent Leaders issued a communiqué after a two-day deliberation following the chasing out of the incumbent Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David Zaawumya Kolbila by some pro- NPP youth groups.
NOGAID spearheaded the discussions in Tamale which concentrated on finding a lasting solution to the recurrent internal and external hostilities that have characterized the operations of the TTH overtime.
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Source: GNA