The Minister of Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has vowed to introduce a new policy direction aimed at improving the maintenance culture in hospitals across the country.
He disclosed a forthcoming policy shift that would require all public health facilities to allocate portions of their internally generated funds (IGF) toward equipment maintenance and infrastructure upkeep.
During a surprise visit to the Accra Regional Hospital on Friday, the Minister expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of maintenance, particularly with regard to medical equipment.
The hospital's Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computer Tomography (CT) scan machines had been out of service for over two years, while some of their washrooms were also in bad condition and out of use.
