Regional Minister Explains Why Heal KATH Project Has Halted

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has confirmed the suspension of the Heal Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) project championed by the Asantehene.

According to him, the move is to provide adequate space within to receive patients while buying the government time to complete the Afari and Sewua hospitals.

“The renovation project at KATH will resume immediately when these facilities become operational,” he said.

Other KATH Projects
Meanwhile, he said other projects had begun at KATH, including a Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) aimed at addressing the rising cases of heart disease and cardiac arrest.

He further stated that the KATH Maternity and Children’s Block had, however, stalled and was being handled by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).

KATH Referrals
The Minister also touched on congestion at KATH, noting that the Regional Health Directorate had initiated measures to deal with it.

One of these measures, he said, was to refer medical officers at KATH to other district hospitals to offer their services to patients and train medical professionals there.

He also announced what he called ‘reverse referrals’, where patients referred from district hospitals to KATH will be sent back once their condition stabilises.

He noted that these measures are yet to be approved by the Ministry of Health for implementation.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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