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Korle-Bu Hospital ‘not a place of no return’- Dr Ampomah
Dr Ampomah speaking to the media
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, has dismissed the notion among people that the hospital is ‘a place of no return.’
According to him, statistics available do not support that claim, making the institution one of the efficient as far as healthcare delivery was concerned.
“Contrary to the belief that people die when they seek healthcare here, 99 per cent of patients admitted return home healthy after receiving treatment,” he said.
Dr Ampomah gave the clarity at the maiden Korle-Bu healthfest and photo exhibition to open up to the public.
According to him, that negative perception about the hospital has affected it, making it difficult for people to seek medical care.
“People are gripped with fear upon referral to Korle-Bu. They think they have been sentenced to death but the facility admits about 150 to 250 patients daily and most of them are discharged after treatment.”
“People on referrals with various conditions to Korle-Bu stay away for many months or years and by the time they report, it might be too late and reinforces that negative stereotype that when you go to Korle-Bu, you will die.”
“For instance, we hardly record an aesthetic deaths in this hospital. I want to reassure the public that the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is your institution; it is a national asset which belongs to all of us and it is important we all play our roles as stakeholders to make sure Korle-Bu continue to succeed and do well,” he said.
Dr Ampomah said some stories making rounds in the media were not verified and affected people’s confidence in the institution.
He urged the media to promote the interest of the hospital, adding that, “when it comes to healthcare, a person’s confidence in the hospital was very important in the healing process. When people come and are given treatment and they feel nothing good will come out of it, they would not comply with the treatment.”
He said the hospital have started the patient feedback system to take note of the specific concerns that the public has and try to address them.
“We are not saying Korle-Bu is perfect, but we are saying you are part of the process to help us improve,” he added.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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Bishop Salifu Amoako and wife arrested over their son’s accident
The Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and her wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the accident of their son which claimed two lives.
In a statement today, they revealed that “The Ghana Police Service has today 15th October 2024, arrested suspects, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the suspect driver involved in the fatal accident that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, 12th October 2024.”
According to them, “Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, Elrad Salifu Amoako, aged 16, driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801- 20 with one other occupant, rammed into a 4×4 Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542 – 23, driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants, at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon. Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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All discrepancies identified have been fixed- EC
According to the Electoral Commission (EC) they have fixed all discrepancies in the Voters Register identified during the Exhibition period.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa made this revelation when addressing the issue during a live broadcast at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
She emphasized the Commission’s commitment to ensuring public confidence in the electoral process and delivering credible elections.
Jean Mensa assured voters that the necessary corrections have been made to guarantee an accurate voter register for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
According to her, “Over the last two weeks, we have spent our energies to clean the voter register and to ensure that the information presented is accurate. Simply put, we have worked to ensure that every applicant who registered in 2023/2024 is on the voter register.”
“We are confident that the revised Provisional Voter Register that we present starting today is a marked departure from the register we presented during the exhibition exercise,” she added.
“Largely, all discrepancies identified to date have been fixed, as we promised, during our last meeting starting today, October 15, to October 19, all registered voters will have a second opportunity to review their details online and report anything they find in our district offices,” Jean Mensa revealed.
Additionally, she promised to hand over hard drive copies of the voter register to the various political parties including a template to register any discrepancies.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
