Cape Coast, March 10, GNA – The Central Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Service (GHS) has awarded six health facilities and three district directorates of health in the region for their outstanding services.
The Assin-Fosu St. Francis Xavier Hospital in the Assin-Fosu Municipality was adjudged the Overall Best Health Facility, followed by the Dunkwa-on-Offin Municipal Hospital in the Dunkwa Municipality and Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Breman-Asikuma in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District.
In the Polyclinic category; Bawjiase Polyclinic in the Awutu-Senya District came first, followed by Potsin Polyclinic in the Gomoa East District and Salvation Army at Ajumako in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District.
The Mfantseman, Assin North and Agona West Assemblies received recognition for their relentless commitment to ensuring quality human resource management and service delivery.
They were presented with various citations and undisclosed prizes to encourage them to do more.
Addressing the gathering at the 2021 Central Regional Annual Performance Review meeting held in Cape Coast, Dr Akosua Agyeiwaa Owusu-Sarpong, Regional Director of Health, said the excellent management of the facilities was worth the recognition.
They were selected using the holistic assessment monitoring of districts, the integrative support supervision and peer review monitoring of hospitals and polyclinics.
“We want to use the awards as a platform to encourage other managers to strive for excellence and work hard to improve performance to encourage others to emulate,” she said.
“We hope that through the healthy competition, these awards will act as catalyst to awaken all managers to their responsibilities to achieve excellence in service delivery.”
Dr Owusu-Sarpong urged them to reflect on the regional approach and strategy towards improving performance and attaining the indicated targets for Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The UHC is hinged on strengthening institutional systems, enhancing service performance and accelerating the provision of quality maternal and child health services to the populace.
“If we build strong institutional systems in the Service, it will translate into improved performance at all the levels of service delivery including the provision of quality maternal and child health care services.”
Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, commended the invaluable role of all health personnel and urged them to do even better.
She cited their key role in disease management, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as highly commendable and assured of government’s commitment to providing the necessary logistics to complement their work.
The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, who chaired the event, applauded health workers across the country for their commitment to duty regardless of the challenges.
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