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<\/a><\/p>\nWestern Region<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Western Region, Citi News<\/strong>‘ Obrempong Yaw Ampofo reported that some of the private hospitals are enjoying some level of patronage from the people in the area.<\/p>\n He added that the various government hospitals in the Region have been abandoned due to the ongoing strike by the doctors.<\/p>\n Obrempong observed that there were empty chairs\u00a0at the Effia Nkwanta Regional hospital at Sekondi\u00a0which on a normal day would have been flooded with patients.<\/p>\n “Some tables and chairs were overturned,” he added.<\/p>\n “The main pharmacy was also empty. Other special departments of the hospital were also closed,” said Obrempong adding that some nurses who spoke to him on condition of anonymity said \u201cwe have been here since morning, but there is no work for us. The doctors aren\u2019t here so we assist them\u201d.<\/p>\n “However, the situation was different at the SDA Health Centre in Takoradi, one of the only two facilities operated by the Christian Health Association of Ghana. Many patients, especially women and their babies have flooded the facility.”<\/p>\n The Medical Superintendent of the facility, Dr. Edward Donkor told Citi News<\/strong> that \u201cwe are working but we anticipate the situation to overtake us because of the numbers. Here in the metropolis we have a population of some 539,000 but there are only two Christian Health Facilities with limited human and material resources to deal with the numbers. We hope the government will put things in place to get the doctors back at work.\u201d<\/p>\n In the Ashanti Region<\/strong><\/p>\n The situation wasn’t different in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n Citi News<\/strong>‘ Lauretta Timah reported that “a visit to the Garden Hospital in the Ashanti Region, a private health centre saw a handful of people at the OPD awaiting treatment.”<\/p>\n She said the Administrator for the hospital, Emmanual Osei Adubofuor assured that “patients are being\u00a0taken care of by doctors with the hope that the NHIA will pay off what is due them for caring for the patients.”<\/p>\n Central Region<\/strong><\/p>\n Kwesi Koranteng also reported from the Central Region that NHIS card holders in the area are receiving medical care from private hospitals.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n