Former President John Dramani Mahama is baffled that the NPP government would prioritise flying blood with drones in the face of the numerous challenges confronting the health sector.
That choice is not a priority, John Mahama remarked to a loud cheers of from an NDC gathering after he filed his nominations form on Monday.
“Instead of prioritizing the needs of the health sector, the NPP government chooses to acquire drones to fly blood.”
Parliament on last week approved a $12,527,000 deal the Government of Ghana entered with US-based Fly Zipline Inc to distribute medical suppliers across the country with their drone equipment over a period of four years.
The Ghana Medical Association and some stakeholders have asked the government to cancel the deal because it is a priority of the health sector.
John Mahama agreed and demanded, “Government should get its priorities right by spending the limited resources on more essential interventions other than copying innovations without relevance to therealities of Ghana’s current needs.”
The former president mentioned the ‘no bed syndrome’ which he said is an “indictment of leadership” as well as health worker shortage among other “chronic problem in our health service”, and said these should have rather attracted the attention of the government.
He accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of abandoning health sector projects initiated by the NDC administration.
“Unfortunately, many of these now stand unattended to, monument to the petty partisanship of the day while our people persist in their despair. It is beneath our dignity to allow this to continue.”
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Manama cleat off
NDC don't understand the use and importance of technology
papa as for this your logic deye. you don't want to be innovative and think about those unreached in our society. any serious thinker will agree this noble idea will save lives.
BUT GIVEN TWO TEAR RUBBER JEEPS AND A HOUSE TO AKUA DONKOR IS A PRIORITY HUH.GOD PUNISH YOU.
THIS IS BELOW YOUR BELT PRESIDENT ODWANFUN TWEEEEEEAAA :
This Mahama person is the most selfish and greedy we have ever seen in our country. Even though his father could afford it they moved to the North in order to enjoy Free education but doesn't want anyone else to enjoy same. He goes abroad for medical checkups and treatment but again he wants to deny the poor people in the remote villages the needed blood and medicine. Can you compare a mere 12 millions dollars to even one life?
OOOOOO! MAHAMA BETTER GET LOST
This is a man who said FREE SHS wasn't a priority. I rest my case.
WHERE THEE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH,YOU Lack vision.i am sad
You are lost. i pity those that follows u.