Kwaku Agyeman Manu
The
Nabuli Health Centre in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region is
reeling from logistics challenges, one being beds.
The
overstretched facilities has led to patients lying on benches; the five beds in
the facility unable to cater for patients
The
situation at the health facility has been attributed to the lack of beds,
resulting in the use of benches.
The
health facility currently has a total of five beds which is expected to be used
by over 30 patients recorded daily at the facility.
Ebenezer
Mcbrown, the nurse in-charge told DAILY GUIDE, that the facility
serves over 100 communities and on antenatal days it caters for of over 100
pregnant women and children welfare issues.
He
also pointed at the dearth of staff; explaining that the facility has only five
medical staff.
The
Gushegu Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Issah Musah, acknowledged the
challenges but said that the assembly purchased some beds through the MPs’ common
fund and assured that the centre would receive its share when everything was
ready.
The
Sustainable Development Goal three (SDG-3), of which Ghana is a signatory, is
about ensuring healthy lives and the promotion of the well-being of all at all
ages.
The
SDG-3, estimates that by 2030, global maternal mortality ratio should reduce to
less than 70 per 100,000 live births, end preventable deaths of newborns and
children under five years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal
mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-five
mortality to as low as 25 per 1,000 live births and achieve universal health
coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential
health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable
essential medicines and vaccines for all.
The story from Nabuli should not be a feature of communities if the goals are to be achieved.
FROM Eric Kombat, Nabuli
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