President Akufo-Addo has honored 400 frontline healthcare professionals at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) for their exceptional dedication and hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.The awards serve as a token of appreciation for their tireless efforts in battling the outbreak. Among the recipients were healthcare workers from different departments of the hospital, including non-medical staff.<img

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alt="" class="wp-image-10032337738"/>They received a certificate each with citations signed by President Akufo-Addo which read in part, “Your fervent and remarkable sacrifices will always be remembered.”  At a short ceremony to award the workers, the Medical Director of CCTH, Dr Stephen Laryea applauded the health workers for the good

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job done and encouraged them to do more to improve healthcare delivery.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-10032337739"/>He underscored the challenges, lessons and successes chalked as a teaching hospital during the pandemic and congratulated all awardees for their commitment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr Laryea urged all health workers to put in their

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best in executing their duties and ensure that patients’ wellbeing was their priority.&nbsp;<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-10032337741"/>Despite the emergence of COVID-19 as a significant public health issue, the hospital was fortunate to have a newly constructed infectious disease center, which is currently at approximately 85 percent

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completion.Dr. Salifu Bawa, the District Director of Health for Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira (THLD), who was among the awardees, expressed deep gratitude to President Nana Akufo-Addo for acknowledging and appreciating their collective efforts during these challenging times.<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-10032337742"/>He appreciated the management

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of CCTH for their support towards improving healthcare in Central Region and beyond.&nbsp;Dr Bawa advised young and vibrant health workers to be motivated by the awards and work hard to fulfill their mandate to the Ghana Health Service and humanity.&nbsp;<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-10032337743"/>All awardees expressed gratitude to the

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President and pledged their commitment to ensuring quality healthcare delivery in the country.&nbsp;

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