THE government has sourced 39 million euros for the refurbishment of structures and facilities at the Tamale Teaching Hospital that have deteriorated over the years.
According to Dr Mutawakilu Iddrisu, Board Chairman of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, work will begin on the hospital by the close of the year. It will include the construction of new structures and the rehabilitation of some existing ones.
He affirmed the government’s commitment to “upgrade the hospital to befit its status as a teaching hospital”.
The chairman, who was interacting with the press in Tamale , said the government had so far shown commitment to the development of the hospital by the appointment of the first 11-member board.
On the recent impasse between a section of workers at the hospital and the management, Dr Iddrisu gave the assurance that the matter had been brought to rest with the transfer of the former administrator of the hospital, Mr Kusi Kwadwo Boachie, to the Cape Coast General Hospital.
Mr Boachie was alleged to be behind the group calling for the removal of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Dr Ken Sagoe, an allegation the administrator vehemently denied in an earlier interview with the Daily Graphic.
The board chairman has meanwhile described Dr Tagoe as a “hardworking gentleman”.
According to the chairman, he had worked with the CEO over the years and said if offered the necessary support, he could help in improving the fortunes of the hospital.
Dr Iddrisu therefore, urged staff of the hospital, who he described as selfless and committed, to co-operate with the board and the management of the hospital to turn the facility into a centre of excellence.
Since the construction of the hospital in 1974, there has not been any comprehensive rehabilitation of the facility, leading to the present deterioration of equipment and physical structures, some of which have developed cracks and leaking roofs.
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