The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, as part of his official tour of the Western North Region, on Friday, August 29, paid a familiarization visit to the Bibiani District Hospital.

At the hospital, the Minister interacted with patients and staff to listen to their concerns and experiences. He was taken on a tour of key departments of the facility by the Medical Superintendent, Dr. Akwesi Adu-Gyamfi.

Areas visited included the washrooms, consulting rooms, Outpatient Department (OPD), Antenatal Care Unit, and the administrative offices. The Minister also held a closed-door meeting with the management of the hospital to discuss challenges and explore ways the Ministry can provide support to improve healthcare services.

The visit formed part of efforts to better understand the challenges faced by health facilities and strengthen healthcare delivery in the region.

In May this year, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh paid a working visit to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he toured several key departments, including the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department and the Surgery Department.

His visit followed numerous public complaints and his commitment to improving healthcare delivery across the country.

The sector minister registered his displeasure over the state of maintenance in the departments visited.

Mr Mintah Akandoh stressed the urgent need to address infrastructural and operational challenges affecting patient care.

The minister assured the public that swift action would be taken to engage management and relevant stakeholders to improve conditions at the facility and uphold the highest standards of healthcare delivery.

The minister had been touring key health institutions in the country to assess the quality of health delivery services.

In April, he paid a working visit to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, in response to allegations of malpractice that resulted in the death of a patient who had been referred to the facility.

The situation intensified when the Minister went to assess the public restroom facilities, which were in a deplorable state.

Following the visit, the sector minister donated some essential medical equipment and supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital on behalf of the Ministry of Health.

The donation included a wide range of equipment such as ECG machines, ICU ventilators, cardiac monitors, anesthesia machines, infant incubators, and essential consumables amounting to about 35 items. Among the items highlighted were Emergency Health Equipment (EHE) sets, nebulizer sets, and medical-grade towels.