By Philip Tengzu, GNA
Issa (UW/R), Oct. 06, GNA – The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (DBI) District Assembly says it is leaving no stone unturned to ensure timely access to quality healthcare services in the district, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.
In that regard, the Assembly said it had undertaken a number of interventions to address critical challenges confronting the health sector and improve access to quality healthcare for the residents.
They included the construction of new health facilities, renovation of existing facilities, provision of medical equipment and logistics, and clean water supply to health facilities in the district.
Mr James Wor, the DBI District Chief Executive (DCE), said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Issa when he recounted the Assembly’s interventions in the district’s health sector since he assumed office.
A major intervention the DCE mentioned was the construction of a theatre at the Daffiama Health Centre to improve access to surgical services in the area.
He said the theatre had been completed and was currently being equipped with the necessary equipment for it to become fully operational.
The DCE indicated that the Assembly had also completed and equipped a maternity ward facility at the Issa Polyclinic, the district’s major referral centre, after work on the project stalled after it was scheduled to be completed in 2018.
The DCE said the Assembly had also procured equipment for other units of the Issa Polyclinic and supplied delivery beds to some Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds and health centres across the district.
Mr Wor added that the Assembly had also renovated a dilapidated doctor’s bungalow at the Polyclinic to provide accommodation for a medical doctor posted to the facility.
He observed that the Assembly had also renovated a CHPS compound and completed a community-initiated maternity block project at Sazie, renovated the Jimpense CHPS compound, and was preparing to renovate a health centre at Kojokperi community.
Others were the construction of CHPS Compounds at Danchala Naayirkore, Sintaayiri in Issa, and completion and handing over of CHPS compounds at Moyiri and Saamambo communities.
He said the Assembly had also completed and handed over a CHPS compound at Kenkelen, with the support of the European Union.
Mr Wor explained that the Assembly’s interventions in the health sector over the past one-and-a-half years demonstrated its commitment to improving healthcare infrastructure and services in the district.
The DCE said the Assembly had also intensified efforts to improve access to potable water in the district, particularly health facilities.
He said the Assembly had so far completed 24 boreholes, 15 of which had been mechanised, to provide reliable water supply to communities and health facilities.
He said five mechanised boreholes had been drilled at health centres and CHPS compounds, including the Tabiase CHPS compound.
The Assembly had also drilled eight mechanised boreholes in various communities, including Dakyie, Kamahegu, Pulbaa and Kojokperi, among others.
He said some hand-pumped boreholes had also been drilled and were at various stages of completion.
The interventions by the DBI District Assembly would help contribute to achieving targets 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on good health and well-being, and clean water and sanitation by 2030.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Philip Tengzu, GNA
Reporter’s email: [email protected]
06 Oct 2026