The Sunyani West Municipal Health Directorate in the Bono Region has reached out to the new Regional Health Director, Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh, seeking his support to enhance healthcare delivery in the municipality.
The directorate is appealing to Dr. Afreh to leverage his office to secure infrastructure and medical equipment and improved staff welfare to strengthen the municipal health system and achieve universal health coverage.
During the regional health director’s working visit to the directorate, the Municipal Health Director, Rev. Esther Akua Konadu Prempeh highlighted several challenges hindering effective healthcare delivery.
These include water supply issues at Boffourkrom and Adoye health centres, lack of motorbikes for transportation to hard-to-reach areas, and inadequate accommodation for health workers, with five rented facilities due for renewal.
She also requested assistance in constructing a new municipal directorate edifice, citing limited and congested space in the current facility.
According to her, the directorate has a piece of land earmarked for expansion and is seeking support to bring the project to fruition.
The Bono Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh vows his commitment to providing high-quality healthcare services to the people of Sunyani West and the Bono Region.
During the interactive session with the health workers, Dr. Afreh emphasized the need for professionalism, urging staff to reset their attitude towards work and avoid absenteeism.
“Let me sound this harshly to you. If you’re in the discharge of your work, you behave unprofessionally, I will sacrifice you to save the rest,” he warned.
Dr. Afreh expressed concern about the declining attitude towards work and called on health workers to uphold core values of professionalism, integrity, discipline, innovation, and teamwork to achieve quality healthcare.
Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh called on the Sunyani West Municipal Health Directorate to support his vision, noting that as a result-oriented leadership, he expects the directorate to share his commitment to achieving excellence.
Specifically, Dr. Afreh urged the directorate to focus on reducing mortality rates, emphasizing that recording just one mortality in Sunyani West last year should not be seen as a success but rather as a reminder to strive for zero mortality.
He also charged health workers to be innovative and provide accurate data to inform decision-making. “If you want to be my friend, please give me genuine data. I don’t want wrong data,” he stressed.
Additionally, Dr. Afreh advised the Information Communication Technology at the health directorate to seek technical expertise assistance from him when needed to ensure accurate data results and tackle unearned salary validation.
He also urged the district director to create a peaceful environment among staff for effective production and goal achievement.
Furthermore, he emphasized the need to prioritize Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) when accessing healthcare and making health facilities more accessible to them.
On the issue of motorbikes, he announced that 60 motorbikes would soon arrive in the region for distribution to health facilities, which would address the challenge faced by Sunyani West staff.
Regarding the office expansion and water supply issues, Dr. Afreh assured that he would engage the Municipal Chief Executive for Sunyani West to initiate plans to resolve the challenges.
Source: Kaakyire Kwasi Afari. Ark FM, Sunyani.