Health News of Saturday, 4 November 2017Source: citifmonline.com$217m UG Medical Centre wasting away over management tussleThe University of Ghana Medical CentreThe first phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre which was completed in 2016, is yet to be operational following disagreements over the legitimate manager of the facility. In 2015, then-health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, signed an agreement with the University to validate its ownership of the Centre. But the Ministry of Health in recent times, is laying claims to the facility, leading to uncertainties who has the responsibility to manage the centre. Thus, staff recruitment has stalled, and ultramodern medical equipment is lying idle and collecting dust. The interim CEO of the University of Ghana Medical Center, Professor Aaron Lawson, in July, was compelled to dismiss claims that work on the facility had been abandoned.

Source: GhanaWeb November 04, 2017 09:33 UTC