GHS advocates for national dialogue to discuss electricity bills payment for hospital

The Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang has called for a national dialogue to discuss the efficient and sustainable payment of electricity bills for hospitals.

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He emphasized that health facilities will not be able to independently cover the cost of power, and any attempt to do so will burden the patients who patronize these facilities.

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These concerns come after the Electricity Company of Ghana issued a recent disconnection notice to over 90 health facilities across Ghana for failing to settle their electricity bills.

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Emmanuel Tinkorang recounts an incident where a task force from the Electricity Company of Ghana disconnected power to a health facility in the Ashanti Region while premature babies were in incubators.

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The Electricity Company of Ghana recently threatened to disconnect power to 91 hospitals due to their outstanding debts.

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Despite engagement between the Ministry of Health and the Management of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Dr.

“The government will need to sit down with the Ministry of Health because as it is now, the facilities themselves will not be capable of paying the full cost of electricity in this country