Deputy Minister of Health, Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, has lamented the high rate of fraud in the health sector describing the sector as one with the weakest level of accountability in the country.
According to him, some health sector professionals charged in Ghana charged with responsibilities do not want to be accountable in the discharge of their duties, hence the rising number of corruption-related cases.
The Deputy Minister made the remarks at the maiden launch of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana Association of Doctors in Residency (GADOR), at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
He said free postgraduate studies would be possible if the sector succeeds in reducing the revenue leakages in the sector.
Mr. Aboagye Gyedu implored professionals to cooperate with the Ministry of Health in their efforts to bring accountability in the health sector.
“If we were to succeed in reducing corruption, the leakages in the revenue flowing to the health sector by even 20%, free postgraduate studies can be highly possible. So we pray and hope that when we get there and want to bring some level of accountability so that we will help you and people who will come after you, you will bear with us. And also cooperate so that we can do what is necessary in order to do what is probable.”
He also expressed concerns about how some doctors leave the country to work elsewhere after Government funds their training.
He called for an end to such practices indicating there is a disservice to the tax-payer whose money was used to fund their training programmes.
Source: Citi News
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True paa. NDC has turned EWE's into institutional thiefs.
WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE AND PEOPLE LIKE KOFI HAS NOTHING TO SAY HE SHOULD ***barred word***. IF APPROPRIATE CONTROLS ARE INSTITUTED COUPLED WITH HIGH MORAL VALUES, ALL PEOPLE WORKING AT THE HOSPITAL WHETHER TRIBE A,B OR C WILL NOT BE CORRUPT. IT IS ALSO COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT ASHANTIS ARE WORKING AT EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, SO THOSE ASHANTIS AT THE HOSPITAL ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TRAVELED OR WORKED OUTSIDE THE ASHANTI REGION AND ALWAYS WANT TO INTRODUCE TRIBALISM IN EVERYTHING AT THE HOSPITAL SHOULD KNOW THAT THE HOSPITAL SITUATED IN KUMASI DOES NOT MEAN IT BELONGS TO ASHANTIS. IT IS FOR ALL GHANAIANS AND ANY CITIZEN WHOSE SERVICES ARE NEEDED AT THE HOSPITAL CAN BE EMPLOYED REGARDLESS OF HIS ETHNIC OR POLITICAL LEANINGS.
the blame should be on the shoulders of alex segbefia the immediate past ndc health minister, who packed the ministry's sensitive positions with his ewe tribesmen to loot and do shady deals. it is alex segbefia who essential ran down the ministry. look at rots at korle bu and komfo anokye teaching hospital during his time in office. that alex segbefia guy should be investigated by bni or eoco.