Mintah Akandoh, Minister of Health, has assured that major amenities at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s (KBTH) maternity unit, including its lift, are currently being repaired.
The minister made the statement while on a working visit to the hospital’s Maternity Block to inspect the facility and assess its infrastructure.
His visit came after multiple public concerns about the poor state of some critical amenities at the maternity block.
“Some of these issues have already been identified, and steps have been taken,” he said.
recounted his previous involvement with the hospital: ‘If you could recall my visit here to inspect some of the lifts when I was the ranking member, immediately I became the minister, the then Acting CEO rushed to me and said, ‘Mr Minister, I don’t want you to come to Korle-Bu without fixing this thing.”
He went on to say, “So I approved the lift’s repair, and I enquired for an update, and I was told it was in the works. “That will be fixed very soon.”
The minister reaffirmed his commitment to upgrading hospital infrastructure across the country, assuring that the situation in Korle-Bu remains a major priority.