{"id":25646,"date":"2014-06-18T10:10:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=25646"},"modified":"2014-06-18T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:10:18","slug":"kath-to-undergo-restructuring-after-suweiba-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/kath-to-undergo-restructuring-after-suweiba-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"KATH to undergo restructuring after Suweiba controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Minister of Health, Sherry Ayittey has reiterated the need for new administrative reforms at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ashanti region.<\/p>\n
This follows a recent controversy that engulfed the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after a woman named Suweiba lost\u00a0the baby she delivered at the hospital under mysterious circumstances.<\/p>\n
This incident\u00a0outraged Ghanaians thereby causing the \u00a0Ministry of Health to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n
A final report has since been released by the Ministry of Health. The report\u00a0exonerated the doctor who was on duty\u00a0during the delivery while the two midwives who were on duty are to be suspended.<\/p>\n
The report however, made no mention of the whereabouts of the missing baby.<\/p>\n
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho \u00a0has\u00a0ordered for report on the whereabouts of Suweiba’s baby.<\/p>\n
However, In an interview with Citi News\u00a0<\/i><\/b> <\/i><\/b>Madam Ayittey \u00a0noted that \u201cThe Suweiba report dealt with two(2) issues, it deals with professional practice, administration and the criminal aspect\u201d<\/p>\n
She also expressed confidence in the publication by the Medical and Dental Council; \u201cthe medical and dental council investigated extensively the conduct of the doctors involved and came out with their findings\u201d<\/p>\n
Sherry Ayittey further urged Ghanaians to respect the findings published in the recent Suweiba report; \u201cWe have an institution that we need to respect and I believe democracy thrives when you have strong institutions and you respect the institution\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo by their mandate the Medical and Dental Council investigated the conduct of the doctors and established their report\u201d \u2013 she added.<\/p>\n
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Benjamin Epton Owusu\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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The Minister of Health, Sherry Ayittey has reiterated the need for new administrative reforms at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ashanti region. This follows a recent controversy that engulfed the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after a woman named Suweiba lost\u00a0the baby she delivered at the hospital under mysterious circumstances. This incident\u00a0outraged Ghanaians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[15,38],"yoast_head":"\n