A former Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Tangoba Abayage, has weighed in on the ongoing situation at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), attributing the crisis to managerial ineptitude.
She expressed the view that the challenges facing the hospital, which are impacting the smooth delivery of healthcare services, are largely the result of a collapsed management system.
Recounting her experience with the facility in March 2023, she said that a staff member from TTH had reached out to her for assistance in securing a medical device - specifically a mammogram machine, which is a specialised x-ray device used primarily for the early detection of breast cancer. "In March 2023 a young lady on this app, I'm sure she'll be reading, reached out in desperation to me to help get a mammogram machine for TTH because a big hospital like that serving the entire northern sector had not a single one," she posted on Facebook on April 23, 2025.
According to her, she began taking steps to assist by reaching out to some of her colleagues, leveraging their influence in an effort to help secure the equipment for the hospital, in response to the request made by the staff member.
