The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has called on the government to immediately address the shortage of staff at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga.
The committee, after touring critical departments of the hospital, including the Out-Patient Department, Accident and Emergency Unit, and the Paediatric Department, among others, observed that few staff, especially nurses, managed the wards with an overwhelming number of patients.
Over the years, the Regional Hospital battled with skeletal staff, which compelled them to issue a statement through the Ghana News Agency in December 2024 to draw stakeholders' attention to the situation.
Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, Chairman of the Committee, in an interview with journalists after a meeting with the management and staff of the hospital, noted that "the problem of staffing is number one, and the government needs to do something about it." The committee visited the facility as part of its working visit to Teaching and Regional Hospitals across the country to interact with management and staff and to monitor to ensure patients received quality healthcare services.
