HEALTH MINISTER PAYS HISTORIC VISIT TO PRESTEA: “GOVERNMENT IS BUILDING ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL AT MUNICIPAL CAPITAL (BOGOSO), AS WE UPGRADE FACILITIES AT PRESTEA GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL” HON. KWAKU AGYEMANG MANU ASSURES.











For the first time in the history of Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, a sitting health Minister has paid a working visit to Prestea Huni-Valley, specifically Prestea Government Hospital, today 10/05/2018 to have firsthand knowledge of the facilities of the only hospital in the Municipality.

Speaking to Prestea Communicators for Development (PCD), the Minister, Hon. Kwaku Kwaku Agyemang Manu said “government has chosen to build an additional hospital at the Municipal Capital (Bogoso), while making sure that the existing Prestea Government Hospital is given a facelift to provide optimal care to the good people of Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality”.

The divisional Chief of Prestea Himan Traditional Area, Nana Nteboah Prah IV had appealed to the Minister that, with the coming in of a new hospital ( which according to him, “could have been cited in Prestea”), the existing facilities at PGH must be upgraded.
Responding to the appeal by Nana Nteboah Prah IV, the Health Minister said, “ Bogoso is the Municipal Capital, and that has been a major criteria in decision over citing of additional hospital”. Also, there is no hospital there, and it is important we look at that. That notwithstanding, we will make money available for upgrading, as “you” have suggested, but there is money here (in Prestea)” the Health Minister added.
The Health Minister was unhappy with the way the country keep changing governments every eight years, “ Kuffour came, the country was Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC), he worked hard and by 2008, he had moved the country to Middle Income Country”. But another government came, 2008-2016, and look, they have sent us back to IMF. So, we are going back and forth. At a standstill. I hope this time, we will learn our lessons and allow this government which has the welfare of the people at heart to rule for long. Not those who came and filled the stomachs” Hon. Agyemang Manu added.
The MP for the Prestea Huni-Valley, Nkossuohemma Hon. Lawyer Mrs. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, who is also the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, thanked the Health Minister for the Historic visit to PGH, and the Municipality in general. She added that, she is happy that government is going to put up an additional hospital for the Municipality. “We want the new facility be accessible to all the people of Prestea Huni-Valley, from all corners, and I think that is fair and that has informed the decision over citing of the new hospital. However, as the Minister said, we are not going to leave PGH in this state. We all know the contribution Prestea has given to this country over years (over 100 years gold mining in Prestea) and deserve a better hospital. There is Mineral Development Fund (MDF) and there are Mining Companies here who have social responsibility towards this hospital, so we are going to make sure within my first four years, we will have a befitting hospital in Prestea. You are all aware of my contribution to this hospital (PGH) with respect to getting incubator here and your “air condition requested” was donated by MCE Mozart K. Owuh just last two days” she added.  She added that, “Nana Nteboah Prah IV has started a mortuary and I will appeal he completes it”.

Mrs. Theresah Smith Abbey, the Nurse Manager of PGH, on behalf of the hospital  thanked the Minister of Health.  MP  and the MCE for coming. “ We are very grateful for your coming, and we pray that what you have promised us today comes to reality. She quickly added that,”in health, we don’t work in isolation, our roads are bad. So we beg you, prompt the Minister for Roads and Highways to do his part”.
The entourage of the Minister of health included the Western Regional Director of health, Dr. Jacob Y. Mahama, and other staff of Ghana Health Service in the region.

Story filed by Prestea Communicators for Development (PCD) @ Prestea.10/05/2018


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