Deputy Health Minister-designate, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, who has expressed his eagerness to oversee the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) if approved for the position, is a man not new to the health sector.

Alexander Akwasi Acquah who is the chief executive officer of the Community Hospitals Group, promised to roll out “a one district, one community hospital" programme in an effort to improve access to quality healthcare for the masses and at affordable prices in 2017.

As of 2017, Graphic Online reports that The Community Hospitals Group (conglomerate), owned by Alexander Akwasi Acquah comprises eight health institutions.

He has five hospitals operating in the Ashongman Estates, Kaneshie and Ashaiman, all in the Greater Accra Region and at Akyem Oda and Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region.

Beside providing quality health care, the Community Hospitals Group is also at the forefront of dignifying departed ones by establishing modern mortuaries to enable family members preserve their bodies well enough before preparing a befitting burial for them.

So far, three of such mortuaries have been established at Akyem Oda, Nkwanta and Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, as well as Ashiaman in the Greater Accra Region.

There is the likelihood that within the past seven years, more health institutions have been built by the Community Hospitals Group as promised by Mr Akwasi Acquah in 2017.

It therefore comes as no surprise his interest to see to the development of mortuaries in the country.

During his vetting by Parliament’s Appointment Committee in Accra, Mr. Acquah appealed to the Health Minister to entrust him with the responsibility of managing MoFFA.

In response to a question from the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, regarding his interest in managing MoFFA, Mr. Acquah affirmed his willingness, stating, “I will gladly take up that responsibility.”

He further explained, “The Ministry is very vast, and as I understand, it has always had two deputy ministers, so the various agencies are assigned to the deputy ministers. Of all the responsibilities my minister will assign to me, I am appealing for the opportunity to handle the mortuaries.”

Alexander Akwasi Acquah is currently the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.