The Deputy Minister for Brong Ahafo Region, Honorable Eric Opoku has called on health professionals in the country to provide a world – class care for patients, irrespective of the limitations they find themselves. This he said involves hard work, dedication, patience and sacrifice that seeks to preserve and prolong lives. The Minister said this at the Regional launching of Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) week celebration held in Bechem in the Tano South district under the theme “Nurse, Leading Care innovations”.
According to Honorable Eric Opoku, nurses who make sure patients are attended to, occupy special spots in the society and have become role models that al lot of people are now struggling to get into nursing training institution to become nurses. To ensure better working conditions for health workers, the minister assured that the government is committed to provide quality health service delivery and facilities that would provide the noble profession the apparatus needed to execute their duties. He therefore urged the nurses to see their career as a call to service and not just one that put food on their table and provide them other accessories. The minister therefore commended the nurses for the good work done and advised them to continue to save more lives
Speaking at the launching the Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of GRNA, Mr. Eric Apperkon Cannor who officially launched the programme said nurses being in the forefront of the care of patients and clients, they should be in a position to identify problems before they occur to the clients. It is therefore bestow on nurses to lead the way with proper and result – yielding innovations so as to give proper care to patients. This Mr. Eric Cannor said was the reason for choosing this year’s celebration theme. He revealed that nursing is full of challenges especially in areas where care is rendered to the people, since the need of one patient may be disliked by the other. The chairman said it is the duty of the nurse to embrace such needs and grievance by way of analysis to bring out the best solutions to their clients.
In a keynote address by the Deputy Brong Ahafo Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Kojo Tinkorang said the vision of the Ghana Health Services is to contribute to socio – economic development and create wealth by promoting health and vitality, ensuring access to quality health for all people living in the region. To pursuit those visions Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang underscored innovations, discipline and integrity as some of the care values that guide the health professionals to execute their task. Inadequate human resource, funds, logistics and equipment needed for effective and efficient service delivery were some of the challenges the Deputy Director revealed as facing the health sector. Dr. Emmanuel Kojo Tinkorang therefore advised the nurses to strive towards career development so as get the opportunity to take leadership roles in the health sector.
The Tano South District Chief Executive, Honorable Bukari Zakari Anaba in welcome address revealed that the District Assembly on behalf of the government have decided to sponsor students to pursue various courses in nursing in order to increase the number of health professionals in the country. He however warned nurses who have benefited from such facility to desist from giving flimsy excuses when they are posted to the hinterlands to serve the country.
Mr. Bukari Zakari Anaba reiterated that the Assembly would only sponsor nurses who would accept posting to the hinterlands after completion of their course. According to the District Chief Executive, nurses should command the respect of the community by being decent, knowledgeable and skillful in order to let patients feel comfortable secure and relaxed.
The launching saw dignitaries such as the Member of Parliament of Tano south District honorable Andrews Adjei Yeboah, the Tano South District Director of Health Pharm Duut Bedima and the Omanhene and President of Bechem Traditional Council NanaFosu Gyeabour Akoto II. The programme was also climaxed by a football match between the health workers of Bechem and Duayaw Nkwanta
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