The Ministry of Health has admitted to serious challenges with MRI machines in most government health facilities.<\/p>\n
A number of Ghanaians have complained to\u00a0Citi News\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0they are forced to pay exorbitant fees at private health facilities for MRI scans due to the breakdown of government-owned machines.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”HZC1ioNfc9BYS7lxS0NBxr7Fw41SBBaU”]Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, said although they are working on dealing with the challenges, he was not aware of the difficulty at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know of the situation in Korle Bu, it is my major concern. I have asked the parent company that produces the equipment to come for some testing, and they have sent me a report and I\u00a0 thought it had been fixed. I remembered saying to them that, if it was getting very bad they should find a way to refill and we will talk about it later,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He added that his office has admitted the challenges and is working to have the problem addressed.<\/p>\n A report filed by Citi FM’s<\/strong>\u00a0Eugenia Tenkorang revealed that a\u00a0number of distressed people were turned away by Ghana\u2019s biggest health facility, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital because the CT and MRI<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>scan machines have all broken down.<\/p>\n These patients had no other alternatives than to go to private facilities which charge higher fees.<\/p>\n