National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Presidential Candidate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has announced the party’s commitment to establishing a specialised children’s hospital if elected in the December 2024 polls.
Speaking to students at the Goaso Nursing and Midwifery Training College, she emphasized that the proposed hospital would tackle challenges faced by infants at birth, while also serving as a hub for training pediatric doctors and nurses.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also addressed concerns about the ongoing exodus of nurses, pledging that the NDC would implement policies to curb this issue.
She encouraged the students to support the NDC’s vision for the health sector by endorsing the party in the upcoming election.
“How did we arrive here as a country? I am creating awareness for you so you know why you must vote. We stand for development and you don’t develop anything if you don’t develop the people. Development should reflect in the abandoned project and equipment while retooling the health sector.
“As NDC, one of the things we plan to do going forward is to establish an ultra-modern children’s hospital that will take care of the health needs of infants.”
“We don’t have one, so we lack pediatric nurses and doctors in the system. We planned to establish this when we were in power but unfortunately for us, we were kicked out. The establishment of the University of Ghana Medical Centre was part of the bigger plan of establishing a children’s hospital.”
“We will also develop a policy to take care of the training and exportation of nurses abroad. This will help us bring in returns. Many countries do it and so it is not a new thing. We need to know where you are to extend support and so when we say the NDC cares it has a lot of meaning,” she stated.
Source: citinewsroom.com
