The Chairman of the Board at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. David Nkansah-Dwamena, has emphasized the hospital's commitment to enhancing healthcare services in Ghana. Speaking during the centenary anniversary celebration of the hospital, Dr. Nkansah-Dwamena stated that the hospital is actively training and retraining its staff in transplantation services to better assist Ghanaians in need of medical care.

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The aim is to reduce the need for Ghanaians to travel abroad for medical treatment and to provide comprehensive healthcare locally.Furthermore, the hospital is working to establish a legal framework, particularly focusing on kidney transplant services. Dr. Nkansah-Dwamena urged Parliament to support and pass the necessary legislation to formalize organ donation, harvesting, and transplantation, which could save countless lives.

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“The board, under my leadership, is dedicated and committed to expanding the services that are being provided. This has already begun with the introduction of kidney transplant services by our local team of surgeons and other professionals.“With this aspect, the board is supporting management to secure the necessary legislative framework to formalize our transplantation services in the country.

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We will also support the introduction of other services and procedures through further training for staff that will make it needless for Ghanaians to travel to other countries for medical care.

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“We are therefore calling on parliament and other agencies to support the preparation and passage of the law on tissue donation, harvesting, and storing of various organs that will save the lives of thousands of Ghanaians who are sick and in need of help.”He also called upon corporate entities and individuals to support the hospital in addressing various challenges and improving healthcare delivery.

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The hospital has been undergoing infrastructure development and expansion efforts to meet the growing demands of patients.Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, which began with a 200-bed capacity in 1923, has grown to become the third-largest hospital in Africa, playing a pivotal role as the leading national referral center in Ghana.

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“By all standards, Korle Bu is a large hospital with complexities that require hard work, dedication, and commitment to address. Since the appointment of the board, under my leadership, we have dedicated our attention and energy to several projects that are currently ongoing in the hospital to see their successful completion.

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“We plan to ensure that Korle Bu improves our service delivery to ensure the country achieves universal health coverage. Some of them have been completed and are ready to be commissioned, others are nearing completion and some are also yet to take off.“One attention is on the provision of new infrastructure to shore up the capacity of the hospital to meet the demands of our patients.

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We also have to provide directions on some of the aging infrastructure that require replacements. In spite of the measures that the government is providing for new infrastructure, there is still the need for the support of corporate bodies and individuals to complement the efforts of the government.“The help and support of corporate bodies and individuals will help in comprehensively addressing the challenges confronting the hospital.

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”Its commitment to advancing healthcare services and introducing transplantation services demonstrates its dedication to improving healthcare access and outcomes for Ghanaians.

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