Ghana\u2019s \u00a0health sector has retrogressed due to the poor governance by\u00a0the Mahama-led administration, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur health system is really not a system because it is not working,\u201d Nana Konadu asserted as an indictment of government\u2019s management of Ghana\u2019s health care system.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”8hpwL3oX64P5Emo0QYL1o5sNrbIQ72xq”]\u201cDiseases that have been eradicate from our country have resurfaced; yellow fever, typhoid, yaws, scabies\u2026 all due to poor sanitation and incompetent governance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nana Konadu, a former First Lady, made these remarks on the health care system at the Institute of Economic Affairs\u2019 (IEA) Conversation Series.<\/p>\n
She lamented that there wasn\u2019t \u201ca single family, as in extended family, regardless of financial status that has not lost a family member to an illness or disease that could have been treated if timely proper care had been administered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nana Konadu further bemoaned the predicament of health care professionals who she said \u201care frustrated due to their inability to help save their patients as a result of ill-equipped hospitals and a bureaucracy that stifles their dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to create a system that supports our dedicated healthcare service men and women whilst weeding out those who are guilty of malpractice,” she stated.<\/p>\n
“How can a nation that prides itself on peace and stability shaken by outbreaks of typhoid and cholera; diseases easily avoidable if our health and sanitation systems worked effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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