ADUKROM HEALTH C’TEE AWAITS REP FROM TRADITONAL COUNCIL

The Adukrom Health Committee is awaiting a representative of the town’s traditional council to join them as they seek to support health delivery in the town. The health committee takes its membership from established institutions in the town. It is currently comprised of a representative of the Christian community, Muslim community, indigenes of the town living outside the locality, the Municipal health directorate, sub district parent and some of the health workers. Its executives include Col. Rtd. Sally Odoi Gyampoh as its Chairman, Rev. Sampson Owusu as the Vice Chairman, and Mr. Iddi Salley as the Secretary. Speaking in an interview, secretary of the committee, Mr. Iddi Salley disclosed that the committee has sent two letters of invitation to the traditional council. He said “we sent them letters and we are waiting for their response”. He was however hopeful that traditional council will show up at their next meeting”. He again emphasized that their represented at the committee is important. “We really need them”, he stressed. The Adukrom sub district of the Akuapem North Municipality provides health delivery services for over ten communities within its catchment area. It is also a point of referral for three CHPS compound within the sub district namely Akunni, Aseseeso, and Abonse. It serves a population of 19,770 with 19 communities including Monu, Apirede, Akuni number 1 and 2, Domease Srokpo, Bepoase, just to mention as few As a health worker at the facility, Mr. Iddi lauded the establishment of a committee with the mandate of improving infrastructure for health delivery among other things. As a committee, its mission is “to work in collaboration with all partners to ensure that every individual, household and community in the district is adequately informed about health and has access to high quality health delivery”. He bemoaned a growing trend where relatives of patients become incensed when they are referred to hospital for further treatment. “This is normally in the interest of the patient but they think we are refusing to treat them”, he explained. The committee has prioritized the provision of an ambulance to convey referred patients to the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital. The health facility has requested the upgrading of the roads leading to the facility. This it believes will significantly improve the speed of health delivery in the sub-district. Health committee’s play an important role in health delivery as it assembles representatives of all stakeholders in health delivery. These stakeholders contribute their might to infrastructural development and sensitizations of the public on health related issues.