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BEREKUM WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY NEEDS MEDICAL OFFICER


BEREKUM WEST DISTRICT NEEDS SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICERS.

Berekum West , a nine months old newly created district ,  in the Brong Ahafo Region , is in die need of medical officers to supervise the health activities and programs for the people in the district.
Speaking to the Assembly Members,  at its maiden meeting, the District Chief Executive (DCE) Hon. Isaac Osei, in his sessional address , said, "the health sector in our district is  bedevilled with many challenges thereby jeopardizing our efforts to provide good and affordable health services to our people. The district has no medical officers to serve the population of about 79,656, he said."
According to the DCE, the district capital, Jinijini can only boast of a health center and said, the physician assistant managing the facility has been posted from the center without a replacement.
He said, the assembly has budgeted to construct staff quarters at the Jinijini health center very soon to accommodate the staff at the center.
Hon. Isaac Osei explained that, out of 19 CHIPS Compounds constructed in the district, only 5 of them are operational namely Fetentaa, Botokrom, Nkyenkyeman, Amomaso and Tewbabi.
The DCE announced that, Amankokwaa and Nsapor CHIPS compounds respectively will start operating since he has pleaded with the Berekum Municipal Health Director to post staff to the Amankokwaa CHIPS compound whiles Nsapor CHIPS compound which is faced with water challenges will soon  be solved to pave way for the people to access the facility.
Hon. Isaac Osei, therefore assured the assembly members, that plans are far advanced to secure offices to enable  Ghana Health Service to establish a health dirctorate in the district to facilitate administration of health services and health delivery in the district.
The assembly members on their part also assured to support the DCE to help build infrastructural projects for the people of Berekum West District Assembly.
The DCE to concluded his speech by standing on behalf of the chiefs and people of the district and thanked the president Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo for the honour done to the people of Berekum West by carving the district for them.
The presiding member, Hon. Yaw Ansu did not hide his joy but encouraged the assembly members to team up regardless of their political differences to see the assembly progressing with all their resources .


Story Opamogo Paparichy Ghana Berekum B/A



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