Korle-Bu CEO dismisses conflict of interest claims by health unions
Published:
4 months ago
Source:
MyJoyOnline
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah has dismissed conflict of interest allegations made against him, labelling them as unfounded. According to him, all decisions made during his tenure were approved by the hospital's board.
"These claims are baseless. If the board knew it was a conflict of interest, they wouldn't have approved it, so where's the conflict of interest?" he questioned, adding that the accusations are nothing more than "shadow boxing."
His comment comes in the wake of a petition filed by six health unions against the extension of his tenure as CEO. The unions, including the Health Service Workers Union, Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professionals (Korle-Bu chapter), Health Accounting Staff Association of Ghana, Korle-Bu Senior Staff Association, Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association, and Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, listed several grievances in their petition. These included inefficiencies during the CEO's absence, delays in approvals leading to shortages of essential supplies, and alleged conflict of interest situations.