Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has promised to build a new teaching hospital for the people of Cape Coast and the surrounding areas.
This medical institution will be located on the University of Cape Coast campus and will be modeled after the University of Ghana Medical Centre.
On Monday, June 3, at a meeting with the Central Regional House of Chiefs, Dr. Bawumia concluded his two-day tour to the area.
When finished, the building will serve as a quaternary medical and research center, providing the Central Region and beyond with top-notch patient care, research, and training services.
The Vice President stated that as health is a crucial economic sector, government efforts should be directed toward improving everyone’s health, regardless of geography, gender, or political party.
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He emphasized that the nation could not continue to rely on other countries for healthcare support and underlined the necessity to revitalize domestic capability within the healthcare sector.
The NPP flagbearer emphasized that the government has made significant investments in the health sector, demonstrating its recognition of health as a basic component of wealth.
He noted that even after 60 years of independence, there were still over 90 districts in the nation without public hospitals.
The Agenda 111 project, a daring attempt by the government to build a hospital in every area, was an important element to recognize.
He disclosed that over 87 hospitals were being built around the country at different phases of completion.
Furthermore, Dr. Bawumia emphasized his digitalization initiative, including hospital networking, the use of medical drones, and the creation of an e-pharmacy platform as significant initiatives meant to increase access to healthcare for all citizens.
He went on to explain the advantages of digitalizing medical records in public health facilities, saying that it has greatly improved service delivery productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness, doing rid of wait times and lines, and improving access to healthcare.
In order to enable smooth information sharing going ahead, Dr. Bawumia suggested integrating patient histories and medical records into a centralized database that is accessible by networked hospitals.
He said:
“This aligns with the Government’s overarching goal of achieving universal health coverage and fostering a healthy populace,”
“We have commenced the interconnection of health facilities under the Ghana Health Service on a unified digital platform. Teaching and Regional hospitals have been interconnected, enabling seamless communication,” he said.
The Vice President commended the enhanced services provided by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) due to digitalisation.
“The NHIA has digitised its operations to combat fraudulent claims. Mobile phone-based renewal of NHIA registration has eliminated bottlenecks and enhanced healthcare accessibility for those most in need.”
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